Channel 14 Panelist Repeats 'Monkey' Insult Against Gadi Eisenkot
Summarized from The Jerusalem Post by baba
Channel 14 panelist Yotam Zimri called former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" on Sunday, echoing comments made by another panelist, Yinon Magal, the previous day. The remarks were made during a discussion about President Trump's endorsement of Prime Minister Netanyahu ahead of the October 27 election. Magal had previously claimed Eisenkot was controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim." Prime Minister Netanyahu had already condemned Magal's initial insult as inappropriate.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 panelist Yotam Zimri called Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" on Sunday.
- Fellow panelist Yinon Magal had used the same insult against Eisenkot the previous day.
- The remarks occurred during a discussion of President Trump's endorsement of PM Netanyahu.
- Magal had previously claimed Eisenkot was controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim."
- Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned Magal's initial insult as "highly inappropriate."
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