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Israeli Elections

Feiglin Open to Serving Under Winter

The Zehut party leader discusses potential alliances with right-wing parties ahead of elections, addresses polling concerns, and rules out joining a left-wing coalition

Moshe Feiglin

Moshe Feiglin, leader of the Zehut party, told Channel 14 on Wednesday that he is open to forming a technical bloc with other right-wing parties, specifically naming former IDF general Ofer Winter as a potential partner. Feiglin went further, stating he would be willing to take the second spot on a joint list.

"I would be very happy to create a technical bloc with any of the right-wing parties, and certainly with Ofer Winter. He is definitely a very good option from my perspective. I don't know if he's already locked in with Liberman or something like that, but if he's open, I would be very happy," he said.

When asked whether he would agree to be number two on such a list, Feiglin responded affirmatively: "Yes. In my view, technical is technical. It's meaningless."

Asked whether he would be willing to sit in a unity government with Gadi Eisenkot, a former IDF chief of staff who has entered politics, Feiglin drew a clear line: "The Zehut party will never establish a left-wing government. That needs to be clear."

Feiglin was asked whether he would consider withdrawing from the race if polls shortly before the election showed Zehut falling below the electoral threshold, the minimum percentage of votes required for a party to enter the Knesset. He firmly rejected the idea, explaining: "Because I care about you and our children."

When pressed on why he wouldn't withdraw if staying in could endanger right-wing votes by splitting the bloc, Feiglin pushed back: "I would like to remind you that the disaster came under a right-wing government."

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