Ofer Winter

Netanyahu calls for Otzma Yehudit and RZP to unite, Ben-Gvir signals his opposition

"Only a large Otzma Yehudit, together with Smotrich and Ofer Winter running together, only in this way can a fully right-wing government be formed," Ben-Gvir said.

|ByESTHER DAVIS, MAARIV
(L-R): National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich seen in the Knesset plenum, December 29, 2022
The launch of the new People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Ofer Winter says new People of Israel party will only back Netanyahu for PM

Former IDF general Ofer Winter positioned his new party firmly in the right-wing camp, backing Netanyahu and calling for changes to haredi draft policy.

|ByAVI SOLOMON
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu casts his ballot at his party Likud's main polling station during primary elections ahead of Israel's general election in October in Jerusalem on August 17, 2026; illustrative

'We lost 10 seats': Netanyahu struggles to find campaign strategy as Likud slips in polls - report

The conversations held by the prime minister indicated that he is skeptical of polls that show favorable results for him and believes that the situation is worse than those surveys suggest.

|BySHIR PERETS
Ofer Winter speaks during his party announcement event on August 25, 2026.

A new Right? Winter’s People of Israel could secure six seats, at expense of Smotrich's RZP - poll

Although the Religious Zionism Party also received six seats, it would fail to cross the threshold to enter Knesset, according to the Wendesday poll.

|ByAVI SOLOMON

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.