Religious Zionism leader warns achievements of current government at stake in election; responding dismissively to union, newcomer Ofer Winter says 'people of Israel want something new'

Smotrich largely stayed away from the back-and-forth, writing in a post on Twitter/X that “the time for unity and responsibility is now.”

With candidate lists due soon, Netanyahu is trying to prevent right-wing votes from being wasted below Israel’s electoral threshold, but Ben-Gvir and newcomer Ofer Winter insist…