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Winter blames Netanyahu as his party risks missing Israel’s election threshold
Ofer Winter, leader of the People of Israel party, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hurting his party and the wider right-wing camp.
Israel is due to hold an election on October 27, and recent polls suggest Winter’s party may not win enough votes to enter the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.
Parties need at least 3.25 percent of the vote to gain seats.
Winter has said he will support Netanyahu for another term, but will not join his government unless it passes a law requiring universal military service.
Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners strongly oppose that measure.
Polls also suggest neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the parties supporting him will win the 61 seats needed for a majority.
If no side secures a majority, forming a government could be uncertain and Israel could hold another election.
Ofer Winter said he will hold Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible if Winter’s People of Israel party fails to win enough votes to enter the Knesset.
Recent polls predict the party will fall short of the 3.25 percent electoral threshold in the October 27 election.
Winter accused Netanyahu and Likud of undermining the right-wing camp, while Netanyahu has called Winter “fake right.”
Winter said he will not join a Netanyahu government unless it passes legislation mandating universal military service.
Polls also show neither Netanyahu’s bloc nor the parties supporting him are projected to win a 61-seat Knesset majority.
- Who
- Ofer Winter, chair of the People of Israel party, blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the party’s risk of missing the threshold.
- What
- Winter said he would hold Netanyahu responsible if his party fails to enter the Knesset.
- When
- Winter spoke on Monday; the election is scheduled for October 27, 2026.
- Where
- Winter made the remarks at a Yedioth Ahronoth conference in Israel.
- Why
- Winter accused Netanyahu of undermining the right-wing camp through repeated attacks on him and his party.
Ofer Winter
Benjamin Netanyahu
Responsibility for a possible defeat
Ofer Winter
Winter said Netanyahu would be responsible if People of Israel failed to enter the Knesset.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu’s view on responsibility for the party’s prospects is not stated.
Winter’s political standing
Ofer Winter
Winter said Netanyahu was “shooting us in the back” despite his party being right-wing.
Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu called Winter “fake right” and compared him to Naftali Bennett.
responsible for the right’s collapse
He doesn’t stop, he doesn’t let up, and he’s shooting us in the back even though we’re a right-wing party
If you shoot yourself in the foot, don’t be surprised when you limp afterward.
fake right
Netanyahu called Winter “fake right” and compared him to Naftali Bennett.
Winter said he last spoke with Netanyahu.
Winter accused Netanyahu of responsibility for the right’s collapse at a Yedioth Ahronoth conference.
Israel is scheduled to hold its election.
- Party
- People of Israel
- Party chair
- Ofer Winter
- Electoral threshold
- 3.25 percent of votes
- Election date
- October 27, 2026
- Knesset majority
- 61 seats
Sources
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