Eisenkot Slams Magal as 'Despicable' Amidst 'Monkey' Remark Controversy
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yisrael! party, called TV host Yinon Magal a "despicable person" on Sunday after Magal referred to Eisenkot as a "monkey, a Moroccan Mizrahi." Eisenkot accused Magal of using racist language and suggested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was behind the attacks. Magal's comments, which included claims that "elitist Ashkenazim" controlled Eisenkot, were made on the program "HaPatriotim." Eisenkot stated such rhetoric has no place in Israeli public discourse.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Gadi Eisenkot called TV host Yinon Magal a "despicable person" for racist remarks.
- Magal referred to Eisenkot as a "monkey, a Moroccan Mizrahi" on his show.
- Eisenkot accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of orchestrating the attacks.
- The controversy centers on ethnic slurs and their place in Israeli public discourse.
- Eisenkot stated Magal's words were "absurd" and irrelevant to his background.
Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yisrael! party, responded on Sunday to comments made by Yinon Magal, host of the Channel 14 program "HaPatriotim." Magal had referred to Eisenkot as a "monkey, a Moroccan Mizrahi" during his show the previous evening. Speaking at the "Future for the Gaza Envelope" conference in Sderot, Eisenkot called Magal a "despicable person."
Eisenkot further elaborated on Magal's statement, calling it "absurd" and questioning the relevance of his ethnic background. He recalled Magal's previous remarks about families, stating, "The voice is Yinon's voice, but the hands are Netanyahu's hands." Eisenkot asserted that such language has no place in Israeli discourse and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of hiding Mizrahi individuals within his party.
Magal's original comments on "HaPatriotim" included: "Are you proud that he is Mizrahi? They put a monkey behind whom all the elitist Ashkenazim manage him. (Ronen) Manelis manages him and tells him what to say. He is a monkey."
Following the broadcast, a response was issued on behalf of Eisenkot, stating, "Netanyahu's senior mouthpiece called a candidate for prime minister a monkey because he is Mizrahi. The fear of defeat reveals your ugly truth, your contempt for a huge and amazing public that you have been looking down on for decades. You are exposed."
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