Ofer Winter Rules Out Knesset Run Withdrawal, Vows Right-Wing Alliance With Conditions
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Ofer Winter, chairman of Amcha Israel, will not withdraw from the Knesset race, despite an offer from Bezalel Smotrich for a future government role. Winter stated his party seeks change, not jobs, and will support the right-wing bloc conditionally. He vowed his party's votes would never enable a government with Yair Golan.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Ofer Winter will not withdraw from the Knesset race, leading Amcha Israel.
- Winter claims Bezalel Smotrich offered him a role in a future government.
- Amcha Israel seeks change and will conditionally support the right-wing bloc.
- Winter stated his party's votes will never be used to form a government with Yair Golan.
Ofer Winter, chairman of the Amcha Israel party, announced he will not withdraw from the race for the Knesset. He stated that Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionism party, had offered him a position in a government that has not yet been formed. Winter clarified that his party's objective is to enact change, not to secure personal positions as he claims is customary. He affirmed his commitment to the right-wing bloc but emphasized that their support would not be unconditional, stating, "We are in the right-wing camp. But there will be no blank check here. I said yes and I said but. They will give, they will receive. They will not give, they will not receive." Winter also declared that his party's votes would never be used to form a government with Yair Golan.
