Likud has announced that Elisha Madan will take the 11th slot on the party's Knesset list, replacing businessman Oren Dobronsky, according to party reports. Madan is the son of Rabbi Yaakov Medan, a prominent religious figure who has voiced sharp criticism of the government's military conscription law.
Likud announced on Tuesday afternoon that Elisha Madan, the son of Rabbi Yaakov Medan, will be placed in the 11th slot on the party's Knesset list, replacing businessman Oren Dobronsky. The development supersedes earlier reports from earlier Tuesday that a candidate named Dan would fill the position, after Dobronsky had stepped aside.
Earlier Tuesday at 00:28 Jerusalem, Dobronsky announced he was giving up his reserved slot and would instead serve as Minister for AI Affairs. Shortly after, Likud reserved the 11th slot for a candidate named Dan. Those reports have now been overtaken by the current confirmation that Madan will take the spot. The sequence reflects rapid internal negotiations as the party finalizes its list following recent primaries.
Madan is the son of Rabbi Yaakov Medan, a prominent figure in the religious-Zionist community who has sharply criticized the government's military conscription law. The reshuffling of the Likud list follows the party's primaries, which saw significant changes including coalition chairman Ofir Katz vaulting into the top five and Defense Minister Israel Katz losing a reserved slot, as previously reported by The Zioneer.
The exact timing of the list change and the full scope of internal negotiations remain unconfirmed. It is also unclear whether Rabbi Medan's criticism of the conscription law is directly tied to his son's political advancement or part of a broader public debate on the issue.
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