Ofer Winter

Winter’s rabbi backs People of Israel despite Netanyahu's pressure to withdraw from election

“I believe that only if Ofer Winter passes the electoral threshold will Bibi [Netanyahu] have a full right-wing government,” he added. “That is what I hope will happen.”

|ByKESHET NEEV
Rabbi Eli Sadan.
People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026.

Winter does not rule out coalition with Eisenkot, Netanyahu if right-wing policies are preserved

Winter also claimed that 13% of voters wanted to vote for People of Israel, despite recent polling showing his party not crossing the electoral threshold.

|ByTZVI JASPER
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Eisenkot leads Netanyahu but deadlock looms, election polls show two days before Israelis vote

The average gap between the two major blocs stands at 4.5 seats, with neither reaching the 61-seat majority needed to form a government.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Amcha Yisrael party chairman Ofer Winter speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, September 2, 2026.

Israel must stop fighting itself and start winning the information war - opinion

Israel must mobilize its experts, international allies, and independent voices to counter propaganda and strengthen its standing abroad.

|ByFLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM

Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins Winter's People of Israel, aims to be hasbara minister

Haddad argued that public diplomacy is inseparable from Israel's national security, saying he aimed to be Israel’s next public diplomacy minister and the first Arab member of the security cabinet.

AUGUST 25, 2026BySHIR PERETS
Arab Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad joins the Amcha Yisrael Party on August 25, 2026.