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Politics · Full coverage

Channel 14 Anchor Confronts Doctor Who Insulted Likud Voters as 'Baboons'

How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.

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By זיו שזו

First reported by Now 14 · Aug 4, 2026

What happened

Dr. Dov Lexman sparked controversy by comparing Likud voters to monkeys in a Facebook post, leading to public condemnation and suspension from medical organizations. Channel 14 anchors confronted him live, but he declined to respond. Lexman later apologized for offending people but defended his language as provocative and common online.

  • 01Dr. Dov Lexman compared Likud voters to monkeys in a controversial Facebook post.
  • 02Channel 14 anchors Noam Petahi and Shay Goldstein publicly condemned the post.
  • 03Goldstein called Lexman live on air, but Lexman did not answer.
  • 04Lexman was suspended from Assuta and Maccabi medical organizations.
  • 05Lexman apologized for offending but defended his post as trolling before elections.
  • 06He denied racism and lamented Israel's societal divisions.

Summary translated & synthesized from the sources below by baba. Read each original for the full report.

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OrganizationsChannel 14, Assuta, Maccabi
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