DR ‹ › Ziv Agmon, spokesman and acting chief of staff to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing backlash after reports that he used racist language, including referring to a Likud lawmaker as a «retarded Moroccan». According to Hebrew media, the remarks were made in private conversations, with no recordings released. Responding to the controversy, Agmon denied the allegations, saying that «a real injustice» had been done to him. «The words allegedly attributed to me regarding Mizrahi communities are completely foreign to me, not least because a large part of my own family comes from Mizrahi and Moroccan backgrounds», he said. The reported remarks have sparked widespread condemnation across Israel's political spectrum, with several lawmakers calling for his dismissal.
