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Former Israeli Lawmaker Emily Moatti Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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Former Knesset member Emily Moatti announced Tuesday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer, stating her recovery prospects are good. She revealed the diagnosis was made in late summer but kept private until now to avoid pity. Moatti urged women to get screened for early detection and expressed her determination to serve the public if elected to the Knesset.

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Former Knesset member Emily Moatti announced her breast cancer diagnosis on Tuesday.
Moatti stated her chances of recovery are high and she is determined to serve the public.
She discovered the illness in late summer but delayed announcing it to avoid pity.
Moatti urged women to get screened, emphasizing the importance of early detection.
She is running for the 26th Knesset on the Democratic Party list.

Former Knesset member Emily Moatti, who is running for the 26th Knesset on the Democratic Party list in the 14th position, announced Tuesday that she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Moatti stated that her chances of recovery are high and that if elected, she will release a medical report on her condition. "I have no empowering message on this subject, it has caused me much sadness and I am doing what is necessary," she wrote. "I am sad but very task-oriented. Doing what is necessary and waiting for it to end."

Moatti shared that the illness was discovered in late summer but she did not immediately disclose it, fearing pity. "So please, don't," she wrote, adding a call to her followers: "Please get yourselves checked. Early detection saves lives. The thought that perhaps one of our lives will be saved because of this is more important than any of my feelings about publicity."

She further shared, "I am sad but very task-oriented. Doing what is necessary and waiting for it to end. This disease sometimes brings loneliness and even shame, and I am here to tell those in my situation: you are not alone, and I am here to hold the hand of anyone who needs it. The difficult part is behind me. I am in good hands, the chances of recovery are good, and I am determined and committed to serving the public in any role I hold."