Am Israel Party Leader's Remarks May End His Campaign
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, has caused controversy with remarks suggesting he may have been wrong to initially back Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister. The Likud party accused Winter of potentially diverting right-wing votes to a left-wing coalition. The statements were made in an interview a week before elections.
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- Ofer Winter, Am Israel party chairman, questioned his initial endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister.
- Winter's remarks were made in an interview with Channel 12 a week before elections.
- The Likud party accused Winter of potentially transferring right-wing votes to a left-wing government.
- Winter stated he is a man of truth and would not switch sides despite potential slander.
Just a week before the elections, Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, finds himself embroiled in controversy over statements made against the right-wing bloc. In an interview with Almog Boker on Channel 12, Winter suggested he might have erred when he initially declared he would recommend Benjamin Netanyahu for prime minister at the campaign's outset. "Sometimes I consider whether it was right or not, but it's not relevant. I am a man of truth and in the national camp. Even if they slander us, I won't say I'm moving to the other side now. It might not have been right to say at the beginning," Winter stated.
The Likud party responded, interpreting Winter's remarks as an admission of error. "Winter reveals the truth and says 'It was a mistake to declare at the beginning of the campaign that we would only recommend Netanyahu.' Winter, like Bennett, will take right-wing votes and transfer them to a left-wing government of [Gadi] Eisenkot, [Yair] Golan, [Avigdor] Lieberman, Bennett, and the Arab parties. We are not falling for fake right-wingers, vote Likud," the party declared. The article also notes a separate, earlier statement by Winter regarding Judea and Samaria, made after an appeal from bereaved parents.
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