Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsAnalysis Ofer Winter's new party is another extremist, messianic and racist entity on the Israeli political scene. If it manages to pass the electoral threshold on October 27, Netanyahu will have to look out for his loyal servant Bezalel Smotrich * The election campaigns of Gilad Erdan and Benny Gantz are in their last throesShare 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 formatSubscribeYossi Verter06:04 AM • August 28 2026 IDTThis week's launch event in Jerusalem for Ofer Winter's new political party, Amcha Yisrael, was well crafted. Reporters covering the event talked about an electric atmosphere. Many of those invited wore Givati-purple shirts emblazoned with the words "Winter is coming." Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFGazaHaredim Israeli politicsBenny GantzGadi EisenkotIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuBezalel SmotrichOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuGaza Militias Hasan PikerWest BankOfer WinterUnited AirlinesPollHaQuizHaaretz PodcastA Far-right Former IDF General Endorsed Netanyahu. It Could Trap Him InsteadTrump Claims a Major Strait of Hormuz Victory Over Iran but Is It Sustainable?Reports: Israeli Forces Enter Villages in Southern Syria, Fire Two ShellsReport: Trump Rejects Return to Iran Agreement in Favor of Economic PressureRegime Change in Iran? Why It Could Actually Work This TimeRemembering 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