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Ben Gvir Warns Winter's Solo Run Could Help Bennett or Eisenkot
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First reported by Srugim · Jun 21, 2026
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Itamar Ben Gvir said Ofer Winter should not run alone in Israel's next election and should instead join Bezalel Smotrich, warning that a separate bid could hand votes to Naftali Bennett or Gadi Eisenkot. In the same Channel 7 interview on Monday, Ben Gvir also pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for broader freedom of action in Lebanon and opposed any Israeli withdrawal.
- 01Ben Gvir urged Ofer Winter to join Bezalel Smotrich rather than run independently.
- 02He warned Winter's votes could end up helping Bennett or Eisenkot.
- 03Ben Gvir said Winter would not cross the electoral threshold on his own.
- 04He also opposed limiting Israeli operations in Lebanon and rejected withdrawal.
- 05Ben Gvir said the decisive factor is Netanyahu, not U.S. President Donald Trump.
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