PR Executive Slams Channel 14 Commentator Over 'Monkey' Remarks

PR executive Rani Rahav fiercely criticized Channel 14 commentator Yinon Magal on Saturday night, calling him one of the ten people responsible for inciting civil war in Israel. The exchange began when Magal, during the program "HaPatriotim," referred to Gadi Eisenkot, a candidate for prime minister, as a "monkey" controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim." Magal also made disparaging remarks about Eisenkot's Moroccan heritage.

Rahav responded on his X account, stating that Magal's words were unbelievable and had plunged to a new low. He accused Magal of being responsible for civil war, called Eisenkot a "hero of Israel" and a "monkey," and claimed Magal and Prime Minister Netanyahu were "arch-Ashkenazi" and acted like "slaves who rule." Rahav also questioned how Magal would face his children attending an "elitist Ashkenazi school" and suggested the owner of Channel 14, who he noted is not Ashkenazi, should recognize the "Hiroshima" Magal represented.

Eisenkot himself responded, dismissing Magal's comments as "sub-par" and stating the real problem was "the man standing behind him," implying Netanyahu. Eisenkot vowed to bring change to the country and eradicate "Magalism and Bardugism" for a better nation.

The "Yash" party issued a strong condemnation, comparing Magal's remarks to past offensive statements. They stated that 45 years after Dudu Topaz called Mizrahim "Chachachim" (a derogatory term), Magal was now calling a candidate for prime minister and a decorated former IDF chief of staff a "monkey" simply because he is Mizrahi. The party asserted that the fear of losing is revealing their "ugly truth" and contempt for an entire segment of the public.