Likud Court Member Demands Host Apologize for 'Unfortunate' Remark About Gadi Eisenkot
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
David Elbaz, a member of the Likud court, demanded that host Yinon Magal immediately apologize for calling Gadi Eisenkot, Chairman of Yahad!, an "Eastern Moroccan monkey." Elbaz stated the remark was "unfortunate" and could cost the party votes. Magal reportedly made the comments during a discussion on the program "HaPatriotim," accusing Eisenkot of being managed by "elitist Ashkenazim."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Likud court member David Elbaz demanded host Yinon Magal apologize for calling Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey."
- Elbaz called Magal's statement "unfortunate" and warned it could cause election losses.
- Magal allegedly made the remark during a discussion on the "HaPatriotim" program.
- Magal reportedly claimed Eisenkot was managed by "elitist Ashkenazim."
- Elbaz apologized to Eisenkot personally as a Moroccan and Likud member.
David Elbaz, a member of the Likud party's internal court, has called on host Yinon Magal to retract and apologize for what he termed an "unfortunate statement" in which Magal allegedly referred to Gadi Eisenkot, Chairman of Yahad!, as an "Eastern Moroccan monkey." Elbaz posted on X, formerly Twitter, expressing his personal apology to Eisenkot as a Moroccan and Likud member, and demanding Magal apologize immediately, warning that such remarks could lead to election losses. He stated, "You are not Dudu Topaz." The controversy stems from a discussion on the program "HaPatriotim" (The Patriots) yesterday, where Magal reportedly said of Eisenkot, "Are you proud that he is Mizrahi? They put a monkey behind whom all the elitist Ashkenazim manage him. Manelis manages him and tells him what to say. He is a monkey."
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