What nationality is the "Zohan"?

The "Zohan" is Israeli in the 2008 film "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan."

Zohan Dvir, played by Adam Sandler, is introduced as an exceptionally skilled Israeli counterterrorism soldier. Exhausted by military life and the seemingly endless Israeli-Palestinian conflict, he fakes his death and travels to New York City to pursue his hidden ambition: becoming a hairstylist.

The film uses Zohan’s identity as the foundation for broad political satire and cultural comedy. His exaggerated combat abilities parody action-movie heroes, while his fascination with hairstyling contrasts with the tough commando image he has built. In New York, he initially hides his past and works under the name "Scrappy Coco."

Zohan’s main adversary is the Palestinian fighter known as the Phantom, played by John Turturro. Their rivalry eventually becomes part of the movie’s larger argument that ordinary people on both sides can share more interests than their leaders or stereotypes suggest. Zohan is a fictional character, not a historical Israeli soldier.