Netanyahu ally faces backlash over remark comparing Eisenkot to ‘monkey’

Pundit Yinon Magal drew accusations of racism after referring to former military chief Gadi Eisenkot with language critics likened to a 1981 speech that slurred Sephardi Likud voters. Magal claimed he meant the term to describe someone as a puppet, not as a racial slur. The Yashar party condemned the remarks as echoing historic antisemitic language used in Israeli politics.

Sources: Times of Israel

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