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Ofer Winter Refuses to Quit Knesset Race Amid Pressure
Ofer Winter, chairman of the Am Israel party, has rejected pressure from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to withdraw from the Knesset election race. Smotrich had offered Winter a ministerial position and authority over immigration and Haredi recruitment if he withdrew.
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What happened
- 01Ofer Winter rejected pressure from Netanyahu and Smotrich to quit the Knesset race.
- 02Smotrich offered Winter a ministerial role and key administrative powers to withdraw.
- 03Netanyahu cited polls suggesting Winter's party would not pass the electoral threshold.
- 04Winter stated his party seeks to change politics, not gain personal jobs.
- 05Winter set conditions for cooperation, including laws for reservists and Gaza immigration.
- 06Winter positioned his party as vital for a right-wing government and against a left-wing one.
Winter stated his party entered politics to bring change and serve soldiers, not for personal gain, and outlined conditions for cooperation, including a law for reservists and voluntary immigration from Gaza. He positioned his party as crucial for forming a right-wing government and preventing a left-wing one.
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