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Netanyahu Condemns Racist Slur Against Gadi Eisenkot After Initial Silence
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Channel 14 host Yinon Magal for calling opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey controlled by Ashkenazi elites." Netanyahu's initial silence drew criticism from the Yashar party. The Prime Minister also accused opponents of despising Likud voters and called on Eisenkot to reject racist remarks from his supporters.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned Channel 14 host Yinon Magal for a racist slur against Gadi Eisenkot.
- Yinon Magal called opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey controlled by Ashkenazi elites."
- The Yashar party criticized Netanyahu for his initial silence on the matter.
- Netanyahu accused opponents of despising Likud voters.
- Netanyahu urged Eisenkot to reject racist rhetoric from his supporters.
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