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Channel 14 Host Continues Monkey Controversy, Trump Quoted
A controversy at Channel 14 continues after host Yinon Magal's remarks, with panelist Yotam Zimri making a joke referencing Donald Trump supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over a "monkey." Magal claimed his original comment about former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot was slang, not an insult.
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What happened
- 01Channel 14 panelist Yotam Zimri joked that Donald Trump told people to "Vote for Bibi, not for the monkey."
- 02Host Yinon Magal claimed his earlier comment about Gadi Eisenkot was underworld slang, not an insult.
- 03Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Magal's statement "very inappropriate" and condemned it.
- 04Magal's original remarks were directed at former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot.
- 05Netanyahu also suggested Eisenkot should condemn critics of Likud voters.
Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned Magal's statement as inappropriate.
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