Will an anti-Mizrahi slur upend Israel’s election again? Don’t expect history to repeat itself

Posted Monday, October 19, 2026 7:48 am

Via The Times of Israel

A pro-Netanyahu pundit called Gadi Eisenkot a 'monkey,' recalling when an entertainer derided 'hooligans' on the right and helped Menachem Begin in 1981. Nowadays, Israel's politics are far more fragmented, and news moves faster

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Israel Inside, Yinon Magal, 2026 Israeli election, Gadi Eisenkot, Benjamin Netanyahu, Menachem Begin, Dudu Topaz, Channel 14, racism

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