Brigadier General (res.) Ofer Winter launched the 'Amach Yisrael' party in Jerusalem this evening (Tuesday) - and announced his entry into the political arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winter presented the team with which he wishes to run in the upcoming elections for the 26th Knesset. The list includes members of the military, media and legal professions, settlement representatives, public activists and bereaved families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winter did not mention Netanyahu in his remarks - but pledged to "support a right-wing government": "We are a clear and distinct part of the right-wing camp. We will do everything to establish a right-wing government as broad as possible with as many Zionist partners as possible.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added: "There will be those who will say that we are inexperienced, fine. We have already seen where 'this experience' of the old system has led us. They will throw mud at us because unfortunately the existing forces are afraid of change and are not willing to let new and fresh forces in, but we are your reserve force and we are entering this with all our strength, not to fight, but with love and a mission for the people. We did not want this, but we chose to enter under the stretcher for and for the good of the people.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\""The 'Amach Yisrael' party represents the diversity of Israeli society and will lead right-wing policies that will ensure the security of the state. Establishing this new body is a must for us to bring change and ensure the eternity of Israel.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Amach Yisrael party aims that if it is a partner in the next government, Ofer Winter will receive the defense portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of his speech, Winter invited Yosef Haddad to the stage, whom he presented as a candidate for the position of Minister of Information: "I invite the one who, God willing, will be the next Minister of Information of the State of Israel, a Golan fighter, and one who fought for the people of Israel and the state of the Jewish people throughout the world - Yosef Haddad.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Publicity activist Yosef Haddad,<\/strong> A Christian Arab-Israeli and wounded IDF soldier who served as a fighter and commander in the Golani Brigade and was seriously wounded in the battle of Bint Jabil during the Second Lebanon War - was placed second on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In recent years, Haddad has been active in the Israeli advocacy arena, and until recently served as CEO of the "Together - Arabs for Each Other" association, which works to integrate Arab society in the State of Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \""I decided to enter the political arena out of a sense of mission and national responsibility," Haddad said. "I chose to join Ofer Winter out of belief in shared values \u200b\u200band a vision for the state. From the Knesset, I will continue to work for strong Israeli advocacy in the world, for making the state a power in the Middle East, and for strengthening the partnership between all citizens of Israel.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n Haddad stated in his speech that he plans to be "the first Arab in the cabinet.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n The journalist also joins the list Good name plants<\/strong>, 43 years old, born in Kiryat Shmona and resident of Metula, who was evacuated from her home with her family at the outbreak of the Iron Swords War. Shem Tov served in the information system and currently serves as an officer with the rank of captain in the reserves, and throughout her career she held a number of positions at Channel 12 and served as the anchor of the main edition of Channel 13 on Fridays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \""I am happy to join Ofer Winter, my neighbor in the Galilee, a courageous Israeli leader on and off the battlefield. Together we will lead a real and decisive change in the priorities for the settlers, the residents of the periphery, and the border guards," she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another character on the list: Sigal Kraunick-Atiya<\/strong>, the widow of Kibbutz Bari Chief Rabbi Arik (Aria) Kraunick, who fell in the battle to defend the kibbutz on October 7. According to the announcement of her joining, Winter, who arrived to fight in Bari and its surroundings that day, was the one who located Kraunick's body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since October 7, Kraunick has been engaged in public activity for the security of residents of the western Negev and the surrounding area, after working for years with children and youth, and in particular with at-risk youth in the southern communities. She lectures to military, social, and business organizations and promotes, among other things, opposition to agreements with Hamas and support for immigration from Gaza as part of changing the security reality in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \""The October Revolution changed our lives and the face of the country forever," said Kraunick. "I'm not entering politics to grab a seat. I'm entering because I feel I have a mission. A mission to make the voices of the residents of the surrounding area heard, of the families who paid the heaviest price, and of our generation of children, who deserve to grow up in a stronger and safer country.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even the bereaved mother Lali Deri<\/strong>, the mother of Maj. Gen. (res.) Saadia Yaakov Deri, who fell in battle in the Gaza Strip in June 2024, announced her joining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Deri, 50 years old and a mother of six who immigrated from France, has been working since her son's fall on the issue of conscription, to strengthen Sephardic identity, and on issues of unity and mutual guarantee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \""Since the fall of Saadia, I realized that my mission is to continue to choose life and work for the common home of all of us," Deri said. "I am entering the political arena and the list of Brigadier General (res.) Ofer Winter, who has become a close friend, in order to make the voice of unity, responsibility and mutual guarantee heard.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another candidate on the list is Davidi Ben Zion<\/strong>, 40 years old, Deputy and Acting Head of the Samaria Regional Council and a Major in the Paratrooper Reserves. Ben Zion has served for about 11 years in the leadership of the Samaria Regional Council, and over the years has held, among other things, the portfolios of education, industry, planning and construction, holy places and outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the outbreak of the war, Ben Zion has served hundreds of reserve days in the 55th Brigade, starting with the battles in Gaza City on October 7, through Khan Yunis, and on to the Lebanese and Syrian sectors. "From the experience I have gained in the field, in local government and in reserve service, I come to work and serve all Israeli citizens.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another security figure on the list: Col. (res.)\" Eli Gino<\/strong>, 47 years old, former commander of the Givati \u200b\u200bPatrol and chief of staff of the brigade in the reserves. Gino served alongside Winter in the Givati \u200b\u200bBrigade, and during Operation Protective Edge he commanded the patrol during the kidnapping of Hadar Goldin in Rafah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gino later served as the Givati \u200b\u200bBrigade Commander and deputy commander of the 80th Division, and in the Iron Swords War he served as the Chief of Staff of the Givati \u200b\u200bBrigade and, according to the details provided, performed more than a thousand reserve days. "Ofer was my commander in the Givati \u200b\u200bBrigade and I fought alongside him in complex battles. I saw his courage up close and I got to know his unique and ethical worldview," he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the legal arena joins Attorney Eran Ben-Ari<\/strong>, a member of the National Council and one of the opposition leaders in the Bar Association. Ben-Ari previously served in the State Attorney's Office and the Ministry of Defense, and is currently a partner in a private law firm, representing public organizations and bereaved families, and serving as a legal commentator in the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Upon joining, Ben-Ari identified the issue of the legal system as one of the issues he wants to address. "A focused, smart, responsible, and determined legal reform is needed that will restore the proper balance between the branches of government, increase transparency and governance, and ensure that the legal system serves all Israeli citizens.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joining him is Fleur Hassan-Nahum<\/strong>, a lawyer and social entrepreneur, who previously served as deputy mayor of Jerusalem. Hassan-Nahum immigrated to Israel 25 years ago from Gibraltar, served in recent years as a special envoy on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Trade and Innovation, and since October 7 has been engaged in Israeli advocacy around the world in English and Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \""I immigrated to Israel 25 years ago out of a deep commitment to my people and my country," she said. "I served our capital city for eight years as a member of the city council and as deputy mayor. After the October 7 massacre, I became a fighter in the information arena. Today, I understand that I must continue to serve my country from the Knesset.".<\/p>\n\n\n\n From the economic field joins Ronen Bodenro<\/strong>, 35 years old, an economist who served as a fighter and commander in the Egoz unit and currently serves as a major in the reserves and deputy battalion commander in the medical unit of the 98th Division. Bodenro went to fight on October 7 in the Gaza enclave and has since served approximately 800 days in the reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bodenro began his professional career as an economist in the health team at the Ministry of Finance, where he dealt with the health system and health insurance funds, and with wage and employment agreements. He currently works for a private investment company, and upon joining the Knesset, he said that in the Knesset he wants to work, among other things, for the mentally ill among the war wounded and for economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The list of participants is completed by Aviv Ezra<\/strong>, 30 years old, founder and chairman of the 'Generation of Victory' movement and a reserve soldier. Ezra served as a sniper and commander in the 890th Paratroopers' Battalion, and has performed more than 350 days of combat in the reserves since the outbreak of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The "Victory Generation" movement led by him was engaged in a series of moves on behalf of reserve service members, including giving preference to reservists in academia and the civil service, amending the "Study Dimensions" law, the "reserve badge," and the struggle to expand the ranks of conscripts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \""The time has come for our generation, which gives everything for the country, to have true representation that comes from the field and knows the pain," said Ezra.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u05ea\u05d0\"\u05dc \u05d1\u05de\u05d9\u05dc' \u05e2\u05d5\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e6\u05d9\u05d2 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e0\u05d1\u05d7\u05e8\u05ea \u05e9\u05e2\u05de\u05d4 \u05d9\u05ea\u05de\u05d5\u05d3\u05d3 \u05dc\u05db\u05e0\u05e1\u05ea \u2022 \u05e4\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc \u05d4\u05d4\u05e1\u05d1\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d7\u05d3\u05d0\u05d3 \u05d9\u05e9\u05d5\u05d1\u05e5 \u05d1\u05de\u05e7\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d9, \u05d5\u05dc\u05e6\u05d3\u05d5 \u05d0\u05e0\u05e9\u05d9 \u05e6\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d5\u05de\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05d0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05ea\u05e7\u05e9\u05d5\u05e8\u05ea, \u05db\u05dc\u05db\u05dc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d8, \u05e0\u05e6\u05d9\u05d2\u05d9 \u05d4\u05d4\u05ea\u05d9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d9 \u05de\u05e9\u05e4\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u2022 \u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d8\u05e8: \"\u05d0\u05e0\u05d7\u05e0\u05d5 \u05d7\u05dc\u05e7 \u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05de\u05d5\u05d1\u05d4\u05e7 \u05d1\u05de\u05d7\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df. \u05e0\u05e2\u05e9\u05d4 \u05d4\u05db\u05dc \u05db\u05d3\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d4\u05e7\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05de\u05e9\u05dc\u05ea \u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df \u05e8\u05d7\u05d1\u05d4 \u05db\u05db\u05dc \u05d4\u05e0\u05d9\u05ea\u05df \u05e2\u05dd \u05db\u05de\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d5\u05ea\u05e4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05d9\u05dd\" \u2022 \u05e2\u05dc \u05d4\u05dc\u05d7\u05e5 \u05e0\u05d2\u05d3\u05d5 \u05de\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05df: \"\u05dc\u05e6\u05e2\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05db\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05e7\u05d9\u05d9\u05de\u05d9\u05dd \u05e9\u05dc\u05d0 \u05e8\u05d5\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05ea\u05ea \u05dc\u05db\u05d5\u05d7\u05d5\u05ea \u05d7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d4\u05d9\u05db\u05e0\u05e1\"","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":1062560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[46331,6437,66432],"class_list":["post-1062534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1","tag-46331","tag-6437","tag-66432"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n