Hendel Accuses Winter of Last-Minute "Surplus Agreement" Bid
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Yoaz Hendel accused Ofer Winter of seeking a last-minute surplus agreement between their parties, conditioned on Winter serving only in a "Zionist" government. Hendel's "Reservists and Economists" party refused, citing Winter's willingness to sit with non-Zionist factions. Winter denied making any contact and accused Hendel of hypocrisy, referencing his past political alliances and predicting Hendel's party would not pass the electoral threshold.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Yoaz Hendel accused Ofer Winter of seeking a surplus agreement before the deadline.
- Hendel's party refused the agreement, citing Winter's willingness to sit with non-Zionist factions.
- Winter denied approaching Hendel and accused him of hypocrisy.
- Winter predicted Hendel's party would not pass the electoral threshold.
Yoaz Hendel, chairman of the "Reservists and Economists" political list, claimed on Thursday evening that Ofer Winter, chairman of the "Am Israel" party, had approached him seeking a surplus agreement between their parties shortly before the deadline. Hendel stated that Winter's party approached them without agreeing to a fundamental condition set by "Reservists and Economists": that Winter would only serve in a "Zionist" government. The "Reservists and Economists" party decided not to sign a surplus agreement with a party willing to sit with non-Zionist factions and that aligns itself with the "Netanyahu-Haredi bloc."
In response, Ofer Winter denied that "Am Israel" had contacted the "Reservists" party. Winter criticized Hendel, referencing his history of party changes and his past government formation with Mansour Abbas and Yaron Zelekha, whom Winter described as a Meretz supporter. Winter asserted that Hendel and his party should not lecture newcomers aiming to change "old and despicable politics," accusing them of forming a government with Abbas once and implying they would do so again. Winter dismissed Hendel's claims as another "delusional and false spin" from the old political system and predicted that Hendel's party would not pass the electoral threshold.
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