Likud Official Urges All-Out Attack on Right-Wing Challenger Ofer Winter

A senior official in the Likud party's election campaign has called for an aggressive strategy against right-wing candidate Ofer Winter, citing new polling data that places him significantly below the electoral threshold. The official stated that Winter has "no chance" of passing the "blockage percentage" and that the party "must go against him with all our might" to prevent him from "burning votes."

This directive reportedly stems from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has decided that Likud will attack Winter throughout the election campaign and urge him to withdraw from the political race. According to the official, there is no scenario where the parties of Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, and Winter could collectively succeed.

This is not the first instance of a Likud insider criticizing Winter. The campaign's concern is that Winter's candidacy, along with those of other right-wing factions, will fragment the vote, potentially harming the broader bloc. The article also briefly mentions Ambassador Yechiel Leiter providing an update on his son's health.