Reserve General Slams Bennett, Liberman Over Opposition Alliance

Reserve Brigadier General Ofer Winter, head of the Amcha Israel party, sharply criticized former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Liberman on Sunday, following a meeting of opposition leaders. Winter stated that voting for Bennett and Liberman is equivalent to voting for Yair Golan, a figure he opposes, despite Bennett and Liberman presenting themselves as right-wing politicians. The criticism comes after Bennett, Liberman, Golan, Gadi Eisenkot, and Yair Lapid met in Tel Aviv and signed a joint document pledging to avoid mutual attacks during the campaign and to coordinate strategy ahead of the October 27 elections.

Winter invoked controversial past statements by Golan regarding the conduct of the Gaza war to question the political alignment of the opposition parties. He contrasted this alliance with Amcha Israel's platform, which he described as focused on "defeating the enemy," combating global antisemitism, and rejecting the security approach that preceded the October 7th events. Winter also offered encouragement to Yoseph Haddad, his party's second-in-command, ahead of a diplomatic event involving an Irish team, framing it as part of Israel's public diplomacy efforts.

The statements highlight Amcha Israel's efforts to solidify its right-wing positioning, while Bennett and Liberman engage in electoral coordination with opposition groups of varying ideologies.