Political analyst Amit Segal has weighed in on the growing tension within the right-wing bloc over the candidacy of Aluf Mishne (res.) Ofer Winter and his Amcha Yisrael party, arguing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a grave error in how he handled the new political figure.
According to Segal, it was Natan Eshel, a close associate of the prime minister, who planted in Netanyahu's mind the idea that Winter posed a political threat and should be fought. In recent weeks, Eshel has been claiming that Winter is not part of the right-wing camp and that his candidacy is designed to bring down the right-wing bloc.
