Against Matan Kahana: Likud considers nominating MK Elishah Medan for Knesset Speaker

The Likud party is considering nominating MK Elishah Medan as its candidate for Knesset Speaker, running against Matan Kahana of the Change Bloc. The party wants to present Medan, who was wounded in the war, as a "hero of Israel" against Kahana, who would be elected "with the support of the Arabs." A final decision has not yet been made due to Medan's expected defeat.

The Likud party is considering nominating MK Elishah Medan as its candidate for the position of Knesset Speaker, against the Change Bloc's candidate MK Matan Kahana. The ruling party wants to present Medan, who was wounded in his service during the war in the Gaza envelope, as a "hero of Israel," opposite Kahana, who would be elected "with the support of the Arabs." However, in light of Medan's expected defeat, a final decision has not yet been made. Yesterday, the heads of the Change Bloc parties announced Kahana as their candidate. In an interview with Kan News, Kahana said that Gadi Eisenkot informed him of the appointment this morning, and that this is a position with great influence that requires a unifying and statesmanlike figure. Meanwhile, the Knesset plenum approved the composition of the Arrangements Committee by a vote of 63 to 50, and MK Avigdor Lieberman was appointed chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.