Candidate for the 26th Knesset
Ofer Winter
Amcha Yisrael · No. 1 on the list· New candidate for the Knesset
Biography
- Age
- 55
- Before politics
- BA in Land of Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University, MA in national security from the Hebrew University, graduate of the National Security College, additional MA in political science from the University of Haifa
- Public roles
- Brig. Gen. (res.), former commander of the Givati Brigade; commander of the Duvdevan unit; commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Strip; head of operations at Central Command; military secretary to the Minister of Defense
- Main political focus
- National security
- Milestones
- Founder and chair of the Amcha Yisrael party (August 2026); previously identified with the "Winter letter" – a religious-operational letter he published before Operation Protective Edge (2014)
Key principles
Winter defined his party as part of the right-wing camp and said he would recommend only Netanyahu for Prime Minister.
Recommendation for Prime Minister"אנחנו במחנה הימין, מנהיג מחנה הימין הוא נתניהו ורק עליו נמליץ"
Source: i24NEWS ↗Winter presented his party's platform: integrating the Haredim (ultra-Orthodox) into the IDF, bringing in Arabs who support the state, change in the justice system, and eradicating crime and protection rackets from the Negev to the Galilee.
PlatformMilitary conscription (IDF draft)
Duty to enlist and enforcement
"אנחנו דורשים את חוק המשרתים. המשרתים שלנו שווים יותר. אנחנו דורשים שיהיה פה גיוס אמיתי"
Source: N12, פגוש את העיתונות · October 10, 2026 ↗Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank)
Apply sovereignty
"בשלב השלישי, צריך להחיל ריבונות בשטחי C ובשטחי B, ולתת לערים הפלסטיניות הגדולות לנהל את עצמן."
Source: ישראל היום · September 10, 2026 ↗