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Ofer Winter Slams Rabbi Who Said It Was Against Jewish Law to Vote for Party with Arab-Israeli

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The Tzohar Rabbinical Organization rejected Aviner’s interpretation, saying leading halachic authorities had already ruled that Jews may vote for non-Jewish candidates for the Knesset.

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AJN Agency.- Rabbi Shlomo Aviner referred this Wednesday to the participation of the well-known Israeli Arab influencer and Zionist Iosef Haddad in the politics of his country. The right-wing party of which he is a part is led by Ofer Winter. According to Rabbi Aviner, "you cannot give yourself to a goi (gentile, no [...] The entry Israel: a rabbi charged against Yosef Haddad: "It is forbidden to vote for a party in which a non-Jewish candidate …

In response to Rabbi Aviner: Chairman of the "Amech Yisrael" party Ofer Winter stood today (Wednesday) alongside Yosef Haddad, after Rabbi Shlomo Aviner claimed that it is forbidden to vote for their party due to Haddad being placed on the list when he is a gentile. "When I fought under fire in Lebanon, Gaza and Judea and Samaria, I was commanded and I myself commanded leaders - commanders and fighters - Druze, Bedouin and Christian," said Wint…

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Arutz Sheva broke the news in Israel on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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