People of Israel

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.

People of Israel Party chair Ofer Winter during a party rally in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026.
(L-R): Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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

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

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum attends the FOZ Ambassadors Summit in Jerusalem, December 7, 2025.

From Jerusalem’s ‘foreign minister’ to Knesset hopeful, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum wants to make her mark


Knesset speaker calls on Winter to withdraw from election, claims he is endangering right-wing bloc

“The greatest danger to the right is not the left, it is the right itself. In 1992, despite the fact that the right received more votes, the left formed a government,” Ohana claimed.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana attends a Likud party conference ahead of the party’s primary elections in the northern city of Haifa, August 16, 2026.

Eisenkot-led coalition has pathway to 61 seats without Arab parties for first time - poll

Additionally, Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition dropped by four seats to just 47.

Gadi Eisenkot, head of Yashar, is the main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming October election.

Ofer Winter rejects Goldknopf's demand for universal yeshiva student IDF draft exemption

Winter also called for Goldknopf to stop "deceiving the public," saying that "this system harms first and foremost the true Torah students."

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

'October 7 treason?' 40% of Israelis believe there was 'betrayal from within' during massacre

16% of those polled unsure if there was a 'betrayal,' 40% believe there was not • Smotrich-Feiglin merger, launch of Winter's People of Israel boosted coalition to 51 seats, its strongest since May.

 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony commemorating Israel’s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem April 21, 2026.

Ofer Winter condition for joining government: Universal draft law passed before coalition formed

“We will not join a government that does not pass, before it is formed, a law that puts an end to draft evasion and requires everyone to report for service and contribute,” Winter said.

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

Ofer Winter slams rabbi who said it was against Jewish law to vote for party with Arab-Israeli

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.

The launch of the People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Moshe Har-Zion, son of Israeli hero Meir Har-Zion, joins Ofer Winter's People of Israel party

Moshe Har-Zion will be included on the People of Israel's Knesset slate.

Moshe Har-Zion and People of Israel party chairman Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter, September 1, 2026.

Israel Election 2026: The parties, blocs and battles that will shape Israel's future - explainer

Israel’s first post-October 7 election brings shifting alliances, new political faces and an uncertain path to power

Results of a Maariv poll measuring how many seats each party would receive in the October 2026 Knesset elections, results shared on August 28, 2026.

Winter privately met with Netanyahu despite pledging independent run, N12 reports

According to the report, Netanyahu offered Winter a reserved slot on the Likud list for the upcoming election, alongside additional reserved positions on the party’s slate, which Winter rejected.

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

Winter, Smotrich cross electoral threshold at expense of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir, Kan poll shows

The Kan poll shows Likud down one seat to 21 mandates from the previous survey and down three seats since the beginning of the month. Otzma Yehudit also declined, falling to seven seats.

 A plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.