Ofer Winter's Party Admits Campaign Error in Recommending Netanyahu
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Lali Derai, a candidate on Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party list, admitted the party erred by publicly recommending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the recent Knesset elections. The party failed to pass the electoral threshold, receiving only 1.68% of the vote. Derai stated they should have avoided the explicit endorsement, as voters would have understood their right-wing affiliation. Winter, Derai, and their colleagues will not serve in the 26th Knesset.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Ofer Winter's "Am Israel" party admits campaign error in endorsing Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Candidate Lali Derai stated the party "played the old game" with the endorsement.
- The party secured only 1.68% of the vote, failing to pass the electoral threshold.
- Derai believes the endorsement was unnecessary and voters would have understood their affiliation.
- Ofer Winter, Lali Derai, and their party will not be represented in the 26th Knesset.
Lali Derai, a candidate on the "Am Israel" party list led by Ofer Winter, has admitted that the party made a mistake in its election campaign strategy. In an interview with Reshet Bet, Derai stated that the party "tried to bring something different, but we erred." She explained that the decision to publicly announce support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in advance was a misstep. "We are people of the right, so naturally we said we would recommend Netanyahu, but in doing so, we played the old game," Derai said. She believes the party should have avoided such an explicit declaration, suggesting that voters would have understood their political leaning without it. The "Am Israel" party, led by Ofer Winter, failed to pass the electoral threshold in the recent Knesset elections, securing only 95,663 votes, or 1.68% of the valid ballots. This result left Winter, Derai, and the rest of the party's candidates outside of the 26th Knesset.
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