On the way to Itamar Ben Gvir? May Golan attacks after the defeat: "The PM's people decided I am 'too right-wing'"
After reaching an unrealistic spot in the Likud primaries, Minister Golan attacked, stating that "they did not want a right-wing and opinionated woman in the party." In the shadow of the investigation against her, it is possible that Golan will receive a reserved spot on the "Otzma Yehudit" list, following close work with Minister Itamar Ben Gvir throughout the term.
After her defeat in the Likud primaries, the Minister for Social Equality and the Advancement of the Status of Women, May Golan, thanked the voters who supported her on Tuesday, while attacking the "false spins, hit lists, and briefers on behalf of the PM" who, according to her, "did not want a right-wing and opinionated woman in the party."
Having finished in 23rd place on the Likud's national list—a spot considered unrealistic given the reserved spots promised to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and quotas for female representation—Golan is unlikely to be among the first 39 MKs. Reports suggest she may now move to the "Otzma Yehudit" party led by Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir. The two have maintained warm relations and worked in close cooperation throughout the term, notably when Golan directed her ministry's budget for the Arab society's five-year plan toward Ben Gvir, jointly changing the method of transferring funds to Arab municipalities.
"Despite the false spins that were distributed the day before the primaries, despite the hit lists of those who did not want a right-wing and opinionated woman in the party and those same 'briefers on behalf of the PM' — whose actions I will detail and tell about later — who decided that May Golan is 'too right-wing' and could interfere with the future plans they intend for the government and its head, despite all this — you were with me, a huge audience of true right-wing people," Golan wrote in a statement.
Minister Golan is currently involved in the "Mad Gova" (Height Gauge) investigation, which concerns suspicions of obtaining funds by deception, using public money for private needs, fictitious employment, and concealing funding sources via non-profits. Golan was summoned for questioning under caution but failed to appear. Last month, the husband of her advisor, Adi Hodafi-Biton, was sentenced to 13 months in prison after a drug lab was discovered in his home during a raid related to the same investigation.
