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Likud Member Demands Apology From Channel 14 Host Over Eisenkot Remarks

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Netanyahu Condemns Commentator's Remark About Former IDF Chief

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned commentator Yinon Magal's statement calling former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot "a monkey controlled by Ashkenazim." Netanyahu described the remark as "very inappropriate" during a Sunday interview. The condemnation comes amid criticism of Magal's comments, which were made in response to Eisenkot's statements on the judicial overhaul.

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  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned commentator Yinon Magal's remark about Gadi Eisenkot.
  • Netanyahu called Magal's statement "very inappropriate" during a Sunday interview.
  • Magal referred to former IDF Chief Gadi Eisenkot as "a monkey controlled by Ashkenazim."
  • The comment was made in response to Eisenkot's statements on the judicial overhaul.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a statement made by commentator Yinon Magal, who referred to former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot as "a monkey controlled by Ashkenazim." Speaking in an interview with Radio Tzafon, Netanyahu described the remark as "very inappropriate" and stated that he "condemns it."

Magal's comment, which has drawn widespread criticism, was made in reference to Eisenkot's recent statements regarding the government's judicial overhaul. The Prime Minister's condemnation adds to the growing backlash against Magal's remarks.

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