Is it ‘racism’ or ‘support by Russians for all enemies of Israel’? What is beginning to reach Israeli society, while the government ‘does not notice’ it: the Dolev Cohen scandal on Kan 11
The remark by Dolev Cohen about the Russian language caused a scandal even before the premiere of the new season of 'Four Weddings' on Kan 11. But behind the controversy over the unsuccessful TV promo lies a broader issue: Israelis simultaneously observe HAMAS in Moscow, Russian weapons with Hezbollah, Russia's alliance with Iran, and Russian state symbols inside Israel and... Russian speech in their favorite supermarket.
On August 21, 2026, a few seconds from the advertisement for the new season of 'Four Weddings' on Kan 11 turned into a political scandal. 27-year-old Dolev Cohen from Ramla said to the camera: "Russians. I can't hear this language. I can't hear this language. I walk through the supermarket and various places, and it seeps into my brain." In the same remark, she similarly mentioned Amharic once.
Original - "״Russians. I can't hear the language. Can't hear the language. I walk through the supermarket and places, and it seeps into my brain ״. "
There were two days left before the season premiere. But the discussion was no longer about weddings. The fragment was reacted to by Avigdor Lieberman, Vladimir Bliak, and Evgeny Sova, the latter sent an official letter…
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