Amcha Israel Chairman Vows to Continue Election Race After Gantz Exit
Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba
Ofer Vinter, chairman of Amcha Israel, declared his party will run until the end of the election race, following Benny Gantz's exit from politics. Vinter urged supporters not to fear the electoral threshold and stated his party is the solution for the right-wing bloc. His announcement comes amid pressure from Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich regarding his party's viability. The party aims to prevent a government involving Abbas and Golan.
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- Ofer Vinter announced Amcha Israel will run until the end of the election race after Benny Gantz withdrew from politics.
- Vinter urged supporters not to fear the electoral threshold and to join his party's campaign.
- Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich are reportedly pressuring Vinter over his party's ability to pass the electoral threshold.
- Vinter stated that Amcha Israel is the solution for the right-wing and will prevent an "Abbas-Golan government."
- The party chairman defined the right-wing as a path of "love of the land, security, responsibility, Judaism, unity, tradition."
Ofer Vinter, chairman of the Amcha Israel party, announced he will continue his campaign until the end, hours after Benny Gantz, chairman of Blue and White, declared his withdrawal from political life. Vinter appealed to hundreds of thousands of supporters, including those hesitant due to concerns about the electoral threshold, urging them to join his movement with courage and not to fall for "despicable campaigns."
Vinter's statement comes amid pressure from Prime Minister Netanyahu and Finance Minister Smotrich, who are reportedly concerned about Amcha Israel's ability to pass the electoral threshold. The party chairman asserted that the right-wing movement is a path of "love of the land, security, responsibility, Judaism, unity, tradition," and that a leader should serve this path, not the other way around.
He further stated that voters' commitment on election day is to their children, not to politicians. "Amcha Israel is not the problem of the right; Amcha Israel is the solution! Only a strong Amcha Israel will prevent an Abbas-Golan government," Vinter declared in a video released by his party. The article also references analyses of Gantz's departure, discussing who might benefit and the implications for political parties seeking a new home for their voters.
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