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TV Host's Remarks on Gadi Eisenkot Spark Outrage, Netanyahu Condemns

TV host Yinon Magal sparked controversy by calling Gadi Eisenkot, a political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a "monkey" controlled by Ashkenazi elites. Businessman Roni Mana condemned the remarks as a "desecration of Moroccans," while Eisenkot stated the issue was the person behind Magal.

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What happened

01Yinon Magal called Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" controlled by "elitist Ashkenazim" on his TV show.
02Businessman Roni Mana condemned Magal's remarks as a "desecration of Moroccans."
03Gadi Eisenkot responded by saying the problem was "the person standing behind Yinon Magal."
04Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Magal's statement "very inappropriate."
05Magal later clarified his use of "monkey" as a political expression for a scapegoat.
06The controversy is occurring ahead of the upcoming 26th Knesset elections.

Prime Minister Netanyahu denounced Magal's statement as "very inappropriate" but also criticized Eisenkot for not condemning other attacks. Magal later clarified his use of the term "monkey" as a political expression.

Translated and summarized by baba from Ice, the latest report. Read Ice’s original