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Yair Golan won’t reserve spot on party’s list for hostage mother and activist Einav Zangauker
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Einav Zangauker speaks during a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, on January 13, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
Yair Golan, chair of the left-wing Democrats party, will forgo his ability to reserve a spot on the party’s electoral slate for Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan Zangauker, who was held in Hamas captivity in Gaza for more than two years.
Golan has informed Zangauker that he wouldn’t be adding her to the slate, Hebrew media report.
Zangauker was among the most outspoken advocates for the hostages’ release during the years they were held in Gaza, and one of the most vocal critics of what she portrayed as the government’s neglect of the captives.
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