Netanyahu Fires Chief of Staff Over Racist Remarks

0:00It's April 6th. This is Canada News today, your AI-powered local news. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just fired his chief of staff, Ziv Agman, after leaked comments surfaced with racist remarks. Agman called Jews of Moroccan descent baboons and trashed members of Netanyahu's Likud party along with the Prime Minister's wife and son. He's out in the coming days, replaced by Edo Norden. This move came as a quick flip. Most hours before, Netanyahu's Likud Telegram channel said he wanted Agman to stick around for stability and continuity. The remarks sparked major outrage last week, hitting hard in a diverse country like Israel, where ethnic tensions run deep. Netanyahu's team has seen non-stop drama over the years, with AIDS caught in scandals that keep shaking things up. Now Norden faces his own heat. Reports say he made fake ex-accounts to hype his book, blaming a deep state for Israel's failure to stop the Hamas attack on October 7th, 20th.

1:0123. His appointment still needs approval from the Shinbet Security Service. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's inner circle keeps drawing fire. From a close ally questioned over leaks tied to the Gaza War, to the Catergate mess, where X-8 allegedly took Katari cash to polish Doha's image. Thermoil like this shows no signs of slowing down.