Overview
- Channel 12 recordings aired Tuesday by journalist Amit Segal captured Ziv Agmon using slurs about Mizrahi Jews and deriding Likud lawmakers and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Likud lawmakers called for his dismissal, and Shas leader Aryeh Deri said Netanyahu’s silence would leave a lasting stain.
- Israeli media reported Wednesday that Netanyahu is seeking a replacement for Agmon, signaling that his removal may be near.
- Agmon denied holding racist views and said the remarks attributed to him misrepresent him, even as the tapes also include a claim that Yair Netanyahu pushed for a diplomatic passport.
- Right-leaning outlets highlighted the threat to Agmon’s expected posting to the UAE, while other reports focused on Netanyahu’s search for a replacement and the rift over Mizrahi representation in Israeli politics.