Member of the 26th Knesset

Elisha Medan

Elected from Likud, place 15· New to the Knesset· reserved slot

Biography

Wounded soldier; reserved slot

Before politics: Reserve soldier; severely wounded in battle in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip and lost both legs; among the founders of the community of Avigayil in the Hebron Hills; son of Rabbi Yaakov Medan, head of the Har Etzion Yeshiva
Milestones: Lit the "Torch of Rehabilitation and Recovery" at the state Independence Day ceremony on Mount Herzl in 2025; given a reserved slot on the Likud list