Likud Party Reserves Spots for War Hero's Mother, Holocaust Survivor's Son, and Ex-General

The Likud party announced Tuesday it has reserved Knesset list spots for four additional candidates, including Elisha Madan, who was severely wounded in Gaza and lost both legs. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to place Madan, a reservist and co-founder of the Avigail settlement near Hebron, in the 11th position on the Likud list for the 26th Knesset.

Following Madan's reservation, the party announced three more individuals would be placed on the list. Talik Guili, mother of fallen Border Police officer Sergeant Major Rani Guili, who was killed in combat, kidnapped to Gaza, and later returned, was given a reserved spot. The Likud statement praised Guili and her family for their "exceptional strength, deep faith, and unbroken determination," noting her role in commemorating her son's memory and her status as a "symbol of strength, devotion, and commitment to the State of Israel."

Attorney David Peter, a lawyer with master's degrees from Bar-Ilan University and currently pursuing a doctorate, was also reserved a spot. Peter, a second-generation Holocaust survivor born in Hungary, immigrated to Israel as an infant. The Likud noted his extensive legal and public experience, particularly in constitutional, public, and commercial law, and his dedication to fundamental questions of governance, law, liberty, and democracy in Israel.

The fourth reserved spot went to Brigadier General (res.) Amir Avivi, founder of the "B'istakhnuyim" (Security Professionals) movement. Avivi served in various senior IDF roles, including deputy inspector general of the defense establishment, chief of staff to the chief of staff, deputy commander of the Gaza Division, and commander of the Shagay Brigade. The Likud stated that Avivi and his movement support Netanyahu's security concept, which emphasizes decisiveness, initiative, and Israel's security independence.