"The hardest thing I've done, including fighting in Gaza and coming out of the closet"

Hanania Ben Shimon, who was wounded in a terror attack and killed a terrorist, defends his friend Yonatan Shalev, the youngest Knesset member, against criticism of his silence toward the Haredim. He calls for a Zionist partnership government without Netanyahu and recounts his rehabilitation through basketball.

Hanania Ben Shimon, who was wounded about two and a half years ago in a terror attack in which he killed a terrorist, is interviewed by N12 and defends his friend Yonatan Shalev, who this week became the youngest Knesset member in history. Ben Shimon claims that the criticism of Shalev regarding his silence toward negotiations with the Haredim is 'cynical' and originates from the Prime Minister's Office. He calls for a Zionist partnership government without the Haredim and without Benjamin Netanyahu. In the interview, he recounts his physical and mental rehabilitation through basketball, and his brief time in politics alongside Bennett. The article includes sharp criticism of Netanyahu and the coalition negotiations.