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Netanyahu and Smotrich Urge Rabbi to Persuade Winter to Quit Knesset Race
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich met with Rabbi Eli Sadan on Tuesday to persuade Ofer Winter to withdraw his Amcha Yisrael party from the Knesset elections. The meeting follows concerns that Winter's party, polling below the electoral threshold, could waste votes crucial to the right-wing bloc. This pressure intensified after Benny Gantz withdrew from the race, prompting calls from Smotrich, Shlomo Karhi, and Gideon Sa'ar for smaller parties to consolidate.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu and Smotrich met Rabbi Eli Sadan to persuade Ofer Winter to withdraw from Knesset elections.
- Concerns exist that Winter's party will waste votes, harming the right-wing bloc's prospects.
- Internal polls reportedly show potential loss of hundreds of thousands of votes to small parties.
- The pressure intensified after Benny Gantz withdrew from the Knesset race.
- Smotrich, Karhi, and Sa'ar have publicly urged right-wing parties below the threshold to withdraw.
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