"For months I didn't get up off the couch": Shlomi Elder reveals the hardest year of his life

In depth

Journalist Shlomi Elder revealed in an interview with Roni Kuben the hardest year of his life. According to Israel Hayom, he described the separation from his partner after 26 years together and the severe depression that followed, including anxiety attacks and a recommendation that he be hospitalized. According to Israel Hayom, Elder said: "For months I did not get up from the couch."

At the same time, Elder dealt with a diagnosis of bladder cancer. According to Ice, he said the cancer was "the smallest part of the story." According to Maariv, he said: "I saw death before my eyes." According to Israel Hayom, during this period he worked on completing a book in which he revealed the early-warning call from the President of the United Arab Emirates to Netanyahu.