Ohana, Ben Gvir, Katz, Sa'ar, and Barkat: It turns out they are all Netanyahu's monkeys

A report on Channel 14 covers old posts that resurfaced online, in which Amir Ohana, Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, and Nir Barkat were called 'Netanyahu's monkeys.' The report links this to the controversy over Yinon Magal's nickname for Gadi Eisenkot and analyzes the different meanings of the term 'monkey' in the political arena.

A report on Channel 14 covers old posts that resurfaced online, in which the word 'monkey' was used against politicians identified with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Among the names mentioned: Amir Ohana, Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, and Nir Barkat. In a tweet by Tamar Arbel, cited in the report, it was written: 'Eisenkot is not a monkey, we tell you! But Amir Ohana, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel Katz, Gideon Sa'ar, and Nir Barkat – they are all Netanyahu's monkeys.' The report links this to the controversy surrounding Yinon Magal's remarks, who called Gadi Eisenkot 'a monkey behind whom all the elitist Ashkenazim are running him.' Magal claimed he meant the term from the criminal world describing a person operated behind the scenes, and that he had previously used the same expression towards Naftali Bennett. The report notes that the use of the word 'monkey' is not received the same way in every context, and attributes the meaning to who says it, about whom it is said, and who benefits from the headlines.