Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026After a two-day campaign in which Likud warned voters that the new far-right hardliner and ex-IDF general would recommend either Avigdor Lieberman or Gadi Eisenkot as Israel's next prime minister, Winter asserted: 'the leader of Israel's right is Netanyahu'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJonathan Lis07:19 PM • August 27 2026 IDTOfer Winter, who announced this week a new hardline right-wing party under his leadership, said that current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the only candidate he would endorse come Election Day to serve as Israel's next prime minister. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFIsraeli politicsIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankIDF VideoGaza Militias Hasan PikerPro-IsraelOfer WinterSyriaPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIf Only Netanyahu's Rivals Were as Left-wing as He ClaimsIsraeli Weather Service Warns of 'Unprecedented' Storm Due to Super El Niño'I Still Have Nightmares': Freed Israeli Hostage Recounts Two Years in CaptivityAfter Likud Smear Campaign, Far-right Leader Vows to Back Netanyahu as PMSmotrich Vows to Judaize Arab-majority Areas 'Like in the West Bank'Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryHasan Piker Talks Hamas, anti-Zionism and Why Americans Are Fed Up With IsraelBeing Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It'Israel Is Sending Militias to Commit War Crimes – and I Have to Protect Them'David Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaBen-Gvir's Ambush Shook Netanyahu – and Unleashed a War for Right-wing Votes