Yinon Magal: "Whoever doesn't like the anthem – can fly away from here"

Yinon Magal rejected calls to change the national anthem on the Patriot program, saying that whoever doesn't like the anthem 'can fly away from here'. He also referred to the Palestinian anthem and warned against Arab demands for autonomy.

During the Patriot program on Channel 14, host Yinon Magal addressed calls to change the national anthem made by number 3 on the Joint List. Magal flatly rejected the idea, saying: 'We are not here to be what a beauty and make Arabs feel comfortable. We are here in a Jewish state, this is the anthem, and whoever doesn't like it can take his things and fly away from here.' Magal also referred to the Palestinian anthem 'Biladi Biladi' and claimed its origins are linked to the Fedayeen, whom he described as 'terrorists of the 1950s'. He further warned against far-reaching demands from Arab parties, noting that Ra'am speaks of autonomy in the Galilee and Negev and of national rights. Magal presented the debate over the anthem as part of a broader trend of undermining the Jewish character of the State of Israel.