Winter's outcry: "Those trying to eliminate us endanger the right" | Dispute in the coalition bloc

Eight days before the elections, the 'Amcha Yisrael' party led by Ofer Winter is changing its messaging strategy: instead of claiming it will pass the electoral threshold, it now argues that attacks against it, rather than Winter himself, endanger the right-wing camp. Meanwhile, within the coalition bloc, a debate is underway over the strategy toward Winter—between personal attacks and focusing on the threshold question.

Eight days before the elections, the 'Amcha Yisrael' party led by Ofer Winter is fighting to cross the electoral threshold. The party is shifting its messaging: instead of arguing that it will pass the threshold, it accuses those attacking it of endangering the right-wing camp. This message, expressed in interviews by the number two on the list, Yosef Haddad, claims that in every poll where the party does not pass, the right-wing bloc moves further from forming a government. Meanwhile, within the coalition bloc, a debate is underway over the strategy toward Winter. One approach supports personal attacks and the use of the nickname 'Bennett 2' employed by Netanyahu, to remind voters of Bennett's move to a government with the left. Another approach warns that such attacks strengthen Winter, who is perceived as a victim, and recommends focusing on the threshold question and national responsibility.