Ofer Winter Rejects Union with Smotrich, Seeks New Alliances
Ofer Winter, chairman of the 'Am Yisrael' party, announced he will not unite with Bezalel Smotrich or join the Likud party. In a direct message to Prime Minister Netanyahu, Winter stated, "We are not closing the door on alliances, but they will only be made with new people." He emphasized that his party would not disband or split its members.
Winter further declared that his party would not join a government unless it first passes a law mandating universal conscription, requiring everyone to enlist and contribute. "If this does not happen, we will not be in the government," he asserted.
Winter's statements signal a potential challenge to existing political alignments within the Israeli right-wing, as he seeks to forge new partnerships based on his party's specific demands regarding national service.
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