Social Media Star Grateful Announces Knesset Run, Cites National Collapse

Social media personality Semyon Grateful has announced his intention to run for the Knesset, Israel's parliament, heading the 'Betach' party. Grateful submitted his party's candidate list to the election committee for the 26th Knesset.

In an interview with Arutz 7 following the submission, Grateful stated, "Forget left or right, Bibi or not Bibi. Our fighters returning from Gaza and Lebanon are the first to fall victim to drug, alcohol, and smoking addictions. We must treat them."

He further elaborated on his concerns, declaring, "Our country is collapsing from within. We must get ourselves together."