Netanyahu broadens campaign against small right-wing parties, targets Feiglin and Winter

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk reports that Prime Minister Netanyahu has launched a broad campaign against Ofer Winter, Moshe Feiglin, and other small right-wing parties, warning they could repeat the 1992 election disaster that led to the Oslo Accords. The move comes before Winter formally announced his new party.

By Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign against small right-wing parties widened to include opposition figure Moshe Feiglin, after earlier targeting Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter. The Intelligence Desk assesses that Netanyahu's offensive now covers the broader field of small right-wing factions, with the prime minister warning that splitting the right-wing vote could repeat the 1992 election disaster that led to the Oslo Accords—a historical reference he has used before in internal coalition battles.

At 12:35 Jerusalem Monday, The Zioneer reported that Netanyahu released a campaign video specifically calling out Winter, urging voters not to waste their ballots. The video did not mention Feiglin. The desk's updated analysis, based on a review of the prime minister's recent public statements and campaign strategy, indicates the attack has expanded to include Feiglin and other small parties.

Concerns over right-wing vote fragmentation have been circulating in recent weeks. As The Zioneer reported on Sunday, August 9, right-wing commentator Boaz Golan warned that if small right-wing parties do not run together, they could 'finish the right.'

It remains unclear how Feiglin and Winter will respond, and whether smaller parties will coordinate ahead of potential elections.

4 developments

1. 20:34 · 24 AugLatest

   Channel 14 airs 'Dangerous Game' analysis on Netanyahu's pressure campaign.

2. 19:54 · 24 Aug

   Netanyahu tells small right-wing parties to merge or step aside.

3. 14:31 · 24 Aug

   Netanyahu expands campaign to include Moshe Feiglin as a target.

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