Aryeh Deri rejects the racism characterization of Magal's remark
Aryeh DeriShas party leader, on his own X account
Deri rejects describing Magal as anti-Mizrahi and accuses the left of taking his words out of context.
“cheap demagoguery and pathetic manipulation (Translated from Hebrew. Original: דמגוגיה זולה והנדסת תודעה עלובה)”
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Channel 14 host Yinon Magal calls Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey"; Netanyahu condemns the remark but says Likud voters are insulted every day
On the Channel 14 program "The Patriots" on October 17, 2026, host Yinon Magal repeatedly called Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot a "monkey" and said Ashkenazi elites stood behind him and ran him. Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff of Moroccan heritage, is Benjamin Netanyahu's main challenger in the October 27 election. Yashar and other critics called the remark racist. Magal said he had used the word as an underworld expression for a front man controlled by others and called the controversy fake. Netanyahu condemned the remark the next day but said Likud voters face insults every day, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said the remark was not racist.
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The author's own public post on Magal's remark.
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Deri responds to claims that Magal's remark was anti-Mizrahi.
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He accuses critics of taking the remark out of context and expresses support for Magal.
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He disputes that Magal's remark expressed hostility to Mizrahi Jews.
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The Dispute Index. "Aryeh Deri rejects the racism characterization of Magal's remark". First published: 2026-11-04. Last updated: 2026-11-04. https://disputeindex.com/events/8157-deri-rejects-describing-magal-as-anti-mizrahi-and