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Winter Rejects Pressure to Quit Israeli Election Race
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich tried to convince Ofer Winter, leader of the Amkha Yisrael party, to withdraw from the Israeli elections a week before the vote.
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What happened
- 01Prime Minister Netanyahu and Bezalel Smotrich pressured Ofer Winter to quit the Israeli election race.
- 02Winter rejected the pressure, accusing Netanyahu and Smotrich of dishonest and immoral campaigning.
- 03Right-wing leaders fear Winter's party may not cross the electoral threshold, losing votes.
- 04Winter presented his Amkha Yisrael party as an alternative to current right-wing leadership.
- 05One candidate, Davidi Ben Zion, already left Winter's party due to electoral concerns.
They reportedly sought help from Rabbi Eli Sadan to persuade Winter, fearing his party might not cross the electoral threshold and could cost the right-wing bloc votes. Winter rejected the pressure, accusing the leaders of dishonest tactics and immoral campaigning. Concerns over electoral prospects have already caused one candidate to leave Winter's party.
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