Netanyahu Warns New Right-Wing Parties to Unite or Withdraw to Avoid Vote Splitting
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First reported by Now 14 · 1 day ago
What happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned new right-wing parties against splitting the vote, urging them to unite or withdraw to protect the right-wing bloc ahead of the 2026 elections. His comments followed retired Brigadier General Ofer Winter's announcement of a new party, "Amcha Yisrael," which aims to challenge existing right-wing factions. Netanyahu cited the 1992 elections as a cautionary example of how fragmentation led to lost mandates and political setbacks. Winter affirmed his party's right-wing identity and criticized previous security failures, calling the upcoming elections a critical referendum on Israel's security policies.
- 01Netanyahu warns new right-wing parties to unite or withdraw to avoid vote splitting.
- 02He cites 1992 elections as a warning about fragmented right-wing factions.
- 03Netanyahu names Feiglin, Winter, and Maoz as potential vote splitters.
- 04Ofer Winter launches "Amcha Yisrael" party within the right-wing camp.
- 05Winter criticizes past security policies and calls elections a security referendum.
- 06Netanyahu stresses the threat to right-wing rule comes from internal divisions.
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