Netanyahu condemns pundit who called Eisenkot 'monkey controlled by Ashkenazi elites'
The Yashar party slammed Benjamin Netanyahu's initial silence after host Yinon Magal called Gadi Eisenkot a 'monkey.' Netanyahu later condemned the comment while accusing opponents of despising Likud voters
Benjamin Netanyahu condemned comments made by host Yinon Magal, who referred to Gadi Eisenkot as a monkey. While Magal stated he used the term to mean a puppet controlled by others rather than as a racist slur, the Yashar party compared the remark to the 1981 "chah’chahim" speech that targeted Likud voters. Haaretz reported that Netanyahu initially remained silent before condemning the comment and accusing opponents of despising Likud voters.
According to the Jerusalem Post, Eisenkot’s Yashar party has maintained a consistent lead over Netanyahu’s Likud in four recent election polls. Surveys from Maariv, Channel 13, Kan News, and Channel 12 show a virtual tie between the Zionist opposition, which averages 51.25 seats, and Netanyahu's bloc, which averages 51 seats. Neither political bloc is currently close to securing the 61 seats required for a Knesset majority.
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