Ben-Gvir Rejects Election Pact With Ex-General Winter
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir declared his Otzma Yehudit party will not sign an election surplus agreement with Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party. Ben-Gvir likened Winter to former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, echoing Prime Minister Netanyahu's criticism. This leaves Ben-Gvir and Winter among the few parties without surplus pacts ahead of the elections, while most other major parties have finalized theirs.
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- Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will not sign an election surplus agreement with Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party.
- Ben-Gvir stated that Winter is "Bennett 2," aligning with Prime Minister Netanyahu's criticism.
- The Likud party previously refused to sign a surplus agreement with Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit.
- Netanyahu warned that votes for Winter's party could shift support from the right to the left.
- Winter had previously stated he was not personally committed to Netanyahu.
- Most other major parties have already secured surplus agreements for the upcoming elections.
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir announced Tuesday that his party, Otzma Yehudit, will not sign a surplus agreement with the "Am Israel" party led by former IDF General Ofer Winter. Ben-Gvir stated on social media platform X that Winter is "Bennett 2," implying he is a political risk, and therefore Otzma Yehudit would not partner with him.
This decision follows a similar refusal by the Likud party to sign a surplus agreement with Otzma Yehudit, leaving Ben-Gvir without a partner for the upcoming elections. The move aligns Ben-Gvir with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in a sharp dispute with Winter.
Netanyahu released a video over the weekend calling Winter "Bennett 2" and warning that votes for Winter's party could shift support from the right to the left. This attack came after Winter stated in an interview that he was not personally committed to Netanyahu and made a dismissive remark about the Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, most parties have already secured surplus agreements for the 26th Knesset elections. These include Likud with Religious Zionism, Shas with United Torah Judaism, Naftali Bennett's party with Yisrael Beiteinu, Gadi Eisenkot's party Yish! with Yair Golan's Democrats, and Ra'am with the Joint List. The parties still without agreements are Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit, Winter's Am Israel, and the parties of Yoaz Hendel and Yaron Zehlikha.
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