Channel 14 Panelist Repeats 'Monkey' Slur Against Gadi Eisenkot
Translated & summarized from Maariv by baba
A controversial slur against Gadi Eisenkot, previously used by Yinon Magal, was repeated on Channel 14's "HaPatriotim" program by panelist Yotam Zimri. Zimri suggested Eisenkot's Mizrahi (Moroccan-born) heritage was the reason for the "monkey" insult. The "Yesh!" party condemned the remarks, comparing them to past ethnic slurs and predicting Eisenkot's electoral success.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Yotam Zimri repeated the "monkey" slur against Gadi Eisenkot on Channel 14's "HaPatriotim."
- Zimri suggested Eisenkot's Mizrahi heritage was the basis for the insult.
- The "Yesh!" party condemned the remarks, linking them to past ethnic slurs.
- The party predicted Eisenkot's electoral victory and ability to "fix" government damage.
- Yinon Magal had previously used the same slur against Eisenkot.
A controversial slur against Gadi Eisenkot, previously used by Yinon Magal, was repeated on the Channel 14 program "HaPatriotim" by panelist Yotam Zimri. Magal had previously referred to Eisenkot as a "monkey," sparking widespread criticism. The program, hosted by Magal, is broadcast on Channel 14.
Zimri's remarks, as reported, suggested that Eisenkot's ethnicity played a role in the insult. He stated, "Don't be mistaken: if Eisenkot wasn't Moroccan, born in Tiberias and raised in Eilat, he wouldn't be a 'monkey.' They would have found something else. Check what was said all these years about Netanyahu's rivals who are not Moroccan. About Lapid, about Gantz, about Shelly Yachimovich, about Yitzhak Herzog, even about Shimon Peres. They were many things, but not monkeys."
The "Yesh!" party responded to Magal's initial comments, drawing a parallel to David Topez's past use of the slur "chachachim" against Mizrahi Jews. The party stated, "45 years after David Topez called Mizrahim 'chachachim', Netanyahu's senior mouthpiece, who makes a living spreading lies and poison, calls this evening a candidate for prime minister who will return Israel to Israelis, a chief of staff who served the country for 45 years and gave it his all, a monkey. And why does he do it? Because he is Mizrahi. What you heard."
The party further asserted that the fear of defeat revealed the "ugly truth" and contempt for a large segment of the population. They predicted that in ten days, "Israel will choose a son of immigrants from Morocco, a Golanchik, a true patriot who grew up in the periphery, as the Prime Minister of Israel. And he will fix all the damage that the Netanyahu government has done here."
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