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Ofer Winter Says He Won’t Join Any Party, Attacks Eizenkot Over Military Promotion
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First reported by Now 14 · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
Retired Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter said he will not join any existing party and may run only by forming his own. In recordings from a Sunday gathering, he accused Gadi Eizenkot of blocking his IDF promotion and criticized ultra-Orthodox leaders over the enlistment law debate.
- 01Winter says he will not join any existing party and may form his own.
- 02He says he can move many voters from center-left to the right.
- 03Recordings show Winter accusing Gadi Eizenkot of blocking his IDF career.
- 04He also attacked the worldview of Eizenkot’s former military circle.
- 05Winter criticized Goldknopf and Gafni over the enlistment law debate.
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