Following the publication that Otzma Yehudit Chairman Itamar Ben-Gvir decided not to give Minister May Golan a reserved spot, the minister claimed that she was offered a realistic place on the list but she refused. A statement on her behalf said that "Golan reiterated and clarified to Minister Ben-Gvir that she appreciates and loves him very much, but the path of the Likud movement was and remains her path. This, despite the false briefings that were issued against her on the eve of the primaries with the intention to harm her."