Zionist journalist Yinon Magal’s description of Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar Party, as a “Moroccan monkey” sparked widespread controversy within the entity, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to comment on the statements and call for the condemnation of similar insults targeting supporters of his party.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Prime Minister of the Zionist entity, Benjamin Netanyahu, condemned the description of the journalist Yinon Magal, head of the Yashar Party, Gadi Eisenkot, as a “Moroccan monkey,” amid accusations of racism and discrimination against Jews of Moroccan origin.
In an interview with Hebrew Radio North, Netanyahu said that the statement was completely inappropriate, but called on Eisenkot to condemn similar statements that targeted Likud Party supporters and compared them to chimpanzees.
Magal, the host of the “Patriots” program on Channel 14 Hebrew, had described Eisenkot, the former chief of staff, as a “monkey,” claiming that figures from the Ashkenazi Jewish elite were running him behind the scenes. He also mocked his Moroccan origins.
rose Eisenkot He responded to the statements by saying that he had nothing to respond to what he described as the “low level,” adding that the problem was not with Magal, but with the person behind him, referring to Netanyahu.
The Yashar Media Party accused Yinon Magal of racism, considering that his statements reflect the continued disdain for Zionists of Moroccan origin.
Journalist Ben Caspit also saw, in an article in the Maariv newspaper, that describing Eisenkot as a “monkey” carries racist connotations linked to his Moroccan origins, recalling Previous insults suffered by politicians From similar backgrounds.
These debates come at a time when the Zionist entity is preparing for the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 27, amid escalating tension between Netanyahu and his political opponents.
