{
  "id": 15387614,
  "title": "Netanyahu condemns pundit who called Eisenkot 'monkey controlled by Ashkenazi elites'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/netanyahu-condemns-pundit-who-called-eisenkot-monkey-controlled-by",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2026-10-18/ty-article/.premium/netanyahu-condemns-channel-14-hosts-racist-slur-against-gadi-eisenkot/000001a1-4dd6-ded8-a7eb-4dd69c870000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nAccording 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Eisenkot leads Netanyahu in four polls, but neither bloc secures Knesset majority - poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/eisenkot-leads-netanyahu-in-four-polls-but-neither-bloc-secures",
        "published": "2026-10-18T07:36:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Times of Israel",
        "title": "Netanyahu condemns ‘monkey’ slur against Eisenkot, but says Likud members face worse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/netanyahu-condemns-monkey-slur-against-eisenkot-but-says-likud",
        "published": "2026-10-18T12:19:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}