Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold
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Far-right wild card? Ex-IDF general makes election campaign a vendetta
Ofer Winter's entry into politics is driven by the humiliation he felt after being passed over for promotion to major general by then-IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot. Netanyahu may have given his blessing to Winter, but the PM remains wary of his new rival on the right
The new Amsha Yisrael party of Ofer Winter and Yoseph Haddad could play a key role in the upcoming Israeli elections, with 2.2 per cent to 8 seats according to the polls.
Struggling to secure the 61 seats needed for a parliamentary majority in Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu faces a critical electoral test against a united opposition and key Arab parties. The decision of war-weary voters at the ballot box will determine the future of the right-wing coalition.
Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold
The data shows that Winter’s entry has created greater complexity within the coalition bloc. Without him, the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu receives 43 seats, while with him it rises to 48 seats.
Alongside the main players who remain essentially unchanged - the new entrant to the political arena, "Amach Yisrael", pushes aside religious Zionism. At the same time, the Joint List wins two additional seats, bringing the Arab bloc to 13. On the question about the education system, an absolute majority expressed their dissatisfaction
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