După 45 de ani disputa așkenazi - sefarzi/orientali reapare în politica israeliană

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned a racist remark made by his political ally against Gadi Eisenkot, his main opponent. Commentator Yinon Magal referred to Eisenkot, who is of Moroccan descent, as a "monkey" controlled by Ashkenazi elites. Netanyahu criticized the comment and also condemned remarks made by businesswoman Galia Albin about Sephardic voters. This incident recalls past electoral controversies regarding ethnic tensions in Israeli politics, particularly between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews. Eisenkot is the first Sephardic candidate with a significant chance of becoming Prime Minister in Israel's history.