After disappearing for two weeks: Yonatan Shalev's first and embarrassing statement

After about two weeks of silence amid the rapprochement between Naftali Bennett's party and the Haredi parties, MK Yonatan Shalev said: 'We will not compromise on values, we will bring a good government for those who serve.' The statement came after a social media campaign asking 'Where did Yonatan Shalev disappear to?'

After about two weeks in which he refrained from public comment on the rapprochement between Naftali Bennett's party and the Haredi parties, incoming MK Yonatan Shalev breaks his silence. 'We will not compromise on values, we will bring a good government for those who serve,' Shalev said during the new MKs' orientation at the Knesset. The statement comes after a widespread social media campaign in recent days under the question 'Where did Yonatan Shalev disappear to?', against the backdrop of his silence regarding the possibility of forming a government with the Haredi parties. Shalev, who presented the conscription of Haredim as one of the central issues for which he entered politics, faced criticism for not clarifying how he intends to act in light of the political rapprochement. The headline promises an 'embarrassing' statement, but the body does not present an embarrassing or contradictory statement.