Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-17
On the evening of Saturday, October 17, Yinon Magal, a leading editorialist on the pro-Netanyahu Channel 14, called Gadi Eizenkot, the Israeli Prime Minister’s main rival and of Moroccan origin, a “monkey” live on air.
This racist insult sparked a heated controversy in Israel, reigniting the communal divide between Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews, a longstanding division in Israeli society.
This incident occurred amid a tense election campaign, where community tensions are heightened by polarizing remarks and attitudes.
