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Racism erupts in Israeli election campaign after broadcaster calls Eisenkot a ‘monkey’
NEWS DESKIran
PUBLISHEDOct 23, 2026, 3:18 PM
What the source reports
A racism controversy has emerged ahead of Israel’s 27th October parliamentary elections after a television broadcaster supportive of Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu referred to his political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, as a “monkey,” reigniting debate over ethnic discrimination against Mizrahi Jews.
Main source: Tehran Times
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