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Ofer Winter

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center), Justice Minister Yariv Levin (left), and Defense Minister Israel Katz (right), with ultra-Orthodox MKs Yitzchak Goldknopf, Moshe Gafni and Meir Porush behind them, seen in the Knesset shortly before the vote on a law banning arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers and legitimizing ongoing mass ultra-Orthodox non-enlistment, July 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 12:40 am
Netanyahu said worried Gur Hasidim won’t vote as allies push small parties to drop out
Community with estimated 30,000 voters reportedly angry over failure to pass draft exemptions; PM and his partners turn up heat on People of Israel, Haredi Public parties over fear they’ll waste votes
By ToI Staff, Nava Freiberg and Ariela Karmel
Screen capture from video of Davidi Ben Zion, deputy mayor of the Samaria Regional Council. (YouTube)
October 14, 2026, 8:47 am
Candidate leaves Ofer Winter’s party amid pressure, fear of wasting votes
Davidi Ben Zion, No. 8 in People of Israel party, cites low polling and right-wing campaign urging him to drop out, including posters in his home community
By ToI Staff
Ofer Winter (left) and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90, Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 13, 2026, 8:23 pm
Ben Gvir rules out surplus-vote deal with Winter, calls him ‘Bennett 2’
People of Israel party tells far-right minister to ‘grow up,’ says Ben Gvir has decided to ‘throw votes in the trash’ ahead of Oct. 16 deadline to submit surplus agreements
By Ariela Karmel
People of Israel party chairman Ofer Winter speaks at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, October 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 12, 2026, 5:54 pm
‘Shooting us in the back’: Winter says Netanyahu to blame if his party fails to enter Knesset
Ex-general, who says he plans to back Netanyahu but has repeatedly tussled with him, lashes out after PM called him ‘fake right’; opposition’s Eisenkot, Golan also attack premier
By Stav Levaton and Ariela Karmel
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 11, 2026, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 11 – A message to Eisenkot? Joint List vows to do ‘anything’ to oust Netanyahu
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses possible signaling from the Arab party to the opposition front-runner, and the positioning of Ofer Winter’s People of Israel party
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Yousef Jabareen, chairman of the Joint List, attends the party’s Hebrew-language campaign launch event ahead of the upcoming Knesset elections, in Tel Aviv, October 5, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 11, 2026, 1:07 am
Joint Arab List says it’s willing to provide safety net for any anti-Netanyahu coalition
But party to condition support on pathway to Palestinian state; Winter, Netanyahu trade barbs after ex-general says ‘I don’t work for anyone’; Gantz vows to stay in race despite poor polling
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
People of Israel party leader Ofer Winter holds a press conference near Ben Gurion airport, October 05, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/FLASH90)
October 8, 2026, 7:45 pm
Ofer Winter talks like he’s the opposition, but won’t walk away from Netanyahu
Railing against government failures, People of Israel leader promises political overhaul yet rules out any alternative to the current prime minister; the dissonance is not lost on right-wing voters he’s trying to win over
By Ariela Karmel
Former national security adviser Eyal Hulata speaks at an anti-government protest demanding the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into Hamas's onslaught of October 7, 2023, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, February 21, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 5, 2026, 1:20 pm
Former NSC head pans Netanyahu’s ‘crooked’ flydubai probe, says buck stops with him
Eyal Hulata says Netanyahu should have stepped in after NSC warned in 2024, 2025 of inadequate checks for foreign airlines, says it’s same attitude he has toward Oct. 7 responsibility
By Jeremy Sharon, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
People of Israel chair Ofer Winter speaks at a party event in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 4, 2026, 6:57 am
Winter says he’ll demand ultra-Orthodox IDF service, but would still join coalition with Haredim
Right-wing ex-general calls Netanyahu ‘sucker’ but says he’ll support him for PM; Yoseph Haddad, Arab candidate in party, disavows past support for Palestinian state
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Yaniv Hayun, one of the Israelis who helped subdue a flydubai copilot who allegedly sought to crash a plane full of Israelis, on the passengers' return to Ben Gurion Airport on September 30, 2026. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
October 1, 2026, 8:11 pm
Netanyahu turns the flydubai near-disaster into a perfect campaign prop
As the PM spins a thwarted attack to project strength and potentially boost his poll ratings, the prospect arises of a rotation agreement with Eisenkot to break the looming electoral deadlock
By Tal Schneider
A man walks past a television channel advertisement featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and his main rival, opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, ahead of Israel’s general election, in Ramat Gan, September 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
September 30, 2026, 5:03 am
‘It’s bad’: In a polarized Israel, the likeliest election result is more uncertainty
This may be Israel’s most consequential election ever. But neither side has a clear path to victory and they’re both plagued by infighting. On Oct. 27, don’t expect a reckoning
By Ben Sales
The change bloc leaders: Avigdor Liberman, Yair Golan, Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett (Official campaign photos, combo created by The Times of Israel)
September 28, 2026, 5:09 pm
By refusing to name a leader, the anti-Netanyahu ‘change bloc’ is making a fatal mistake
An intended reconciliation meeting exposed a critical flaw. In declining to rally behind Gadi Eisenkot, the opposition is inviting relentless, deeply damaging internal rivalry
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 2nd right, waves next to his wife Sara, 2nd left, as they stand on stage with Likud party lawmakers and ministers during a campaign event in Tel Aviv on September 17, 2026. (Jack GUEZ/AFP)
September 18, 2026, 1:15 am
Netanyahu’s bloc drops to 51 seats as Winter’s party falls short of Knesset in new ToI poll
Plurality of respondents who back premier say they would favor a unity government if Oct. 27 vote ends in stalemate, while plurality of those opposed to him would want a minority government
By ToI Staff
L to R: National Unity MK Gadi Eisenkot at the Knesset on March 24, 2025; Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman at the Knesset on May 19, 2025; former prime minister Naftali Bennett visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during Jerusalem day, May 26, 2025. (All photos Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 17, 2026, 2:35 pm
‘Old politics’: Eisenkot accuses Bennett, Liberman of damaging opposition’s chances
Yisrael Beytenu hits back after Yashar chief scolds leaders for refusing to say they’ll support head of largest party for PM; Golan to allies: ‘We’ll all support same candidate’
By Ariela Karmel
People of Israel chair Ofer Winter speaks at a party event in Rishon Lezion, September 15, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 16, 2026, 5:02 am
Likud threatens to sue Winter after he says its MKs seek to ‘destroy’ him, alleges PIs sent after him
People of Israel party leader denies saying it was Netanyahu’s party that had private detectives track him, decries right-wing attacks on his party as ‘an extraordinary own-goal’
By ToI Staff
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