{
  "id": 15302252,
  "title": "Israeli TV host calls Gadi Eisenkot a 'monkey', alleges behind-the-scenes control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/israeli-tv-host-calls-gadi-eisenkot-a-monkey-alleges-behind-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T23:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-911994"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli TV host Yinon Magal referred to Yashar party chairman and former IDF chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot as a monkey during a political talk show on Saturday evening. Magal claimed that Ashkenazi Jews were controlling Eisenkot from behind the scenes. Eisenkot responded sharply, suggesting that Magal was acting on behalf of someone else. Magal also accused Eisenkot's campaign manager, Ronen Manelis, of controlling Eisenkot's words. Eisenkot condemned Magal's remarks, stating that the issue was not with Magal but with the person behind him. He pledged to bring political change, aiming to remove the phenomenon of Magal-ism from Israeli society and to usher in a better country.",
  "summary": "During the discussion, Magal said, \"He's a monkey, he's a monkey. Are you impressed by the fact that he's Mizrahi?\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/15302252.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "Pro-Netanyahu pundit calls Eisenkot 'Moroccan monkey' controlled by Ashkenazi elite",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pro-netanyahu-pundit-calls-eisenkot-moroccan-monkey-controlled-by",
        "published": "2026-10-17T20:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Did Yinon Magal call Eisenkot a 'monkey'? TV host clarifies remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/did-yinon-magal-call-eisenkot-a-monkey-tv-host-clarifies-remarks",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:32:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Pro-Netanyahu pundit calls Eisenkot a ‘monkey,’ appearing to slur his Sephardi heritage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/pro-netanyahu-pundit-calls-eisenkot-a-monkey-appearing-to-slur-his",
        "published": "2026-10-17T23:40:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}