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Ofer Winter launched his new right-wing party, Amcha Yisrael, in Jerusalem on Tuesday.","The party slate includes Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad, former Jerusalem deputy mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, reservists, bereaved relatives, and residents of communities affected by the October 7 attacks.","Winter stated the upcoming election is a referendum on Israel's political leadership following the October 7 massacre.","Winter declared that there will never be a Palestinian state and that the only solution for Gaza is migration."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter officially launched his new right-wing party, Amcha Yisrael, in Jerusalem on Tuesday. The party's slate includes Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad, former Jerusalem deputy mayor Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, reservists, bereaved relatives, and residents of communities heavily impacted on October 7. Winter presented the upcoming election as a referendum on Israel's current political leadership, particularly in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Winter stated that the election would be a choice between the existing leadership and a new generation shaped by the failures and fighting that followed the October 7 attacks. He also cited issues such as the integration of Haredim into the IDF, relations with supportive Arab Israelis, judicial reform, and organised crime as areas his party would address. Winter described the party as a coalition of religious and secular Israelis, city and border residents, and Jews and Arabs, emphasizing the military and reserve-service backgrounds of his candidates."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreements in reporting"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Yoseph Haddad stated his ambition to become Israel’s public diplomacy minister and the first Arab Israeli to serve in the country’s high-level security cabinet, according to Ynet News. The Jerusalem Post reported Haddad's introduction included remarks in both Arabic and Hebrew, and that he spoke of the honour he felt serving Israel through military service and public diplomacy."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the specific prayer Winter recited at the end of his speech, which is detailed in the Jerusalem Post report."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Arutz Sheva","url":"https://israelnationalnews.com/news/432228","headline":"Ofer Winter sets up new party: 'This is my dream team'","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T19:49:52.191Z"},{"sourceName":"VINnews","url":"https://vinnews.com/2026/08/25/brig-gen-res-ofer-winter-launches-new-right-wing-amcha-yisrael-party","headline":"Brig.-Gen.(Res) Ofer Winter Launches New Right-Wing ‘Amcha Yisrael’ Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T19:00:26.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Jerusalem Post","url":"https://jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-906571","headline":"Religious ex-IDF general Ofer Winter touts new 'Amcha Yisrael' Party, taps activist Yoseph Haddad","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T18:45:11.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Media Line","url":"https://themedialine.org/headlines/ofer-winter-launches-right-wing-party-vowing-preemptive-security-doctrine-broader-idf-service","headline":"Ofer Winter Launches Right-Wing Party Vowing Preemptive Security Doctrine, Broader IDF Service","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T18:01:58.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Ynet News","url":"https://ynetnews.com/article/r1xkosjpzl","headline":"Ex-IDF general Ofer Winter launches right-wing party: 'There is one solution in Gaza:","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T17:35:52.000Z"},{"sourceName":"i24NEWS","url":"https://i24news.tv/fr/actu/elections-legislatives-2026/artc-ofer-winter-lance-un-nouveau-parti-de-droite-avec-laly-derai-et-yoseph-haddad","headline":"Ofer Winter Launches a New Right-Wing Party with Laly Derai and Yosep Haddad","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T17:19:38.000Z"},{"sourceName":"kikar.co.il","url":"https://kikar.co.il/political-news/tkc29k","headline":"Ofer Winter Establishes a New Right-Wing Party; \"The Solution to the Palestinian Problem: the G-I-R-E.\"","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T16:22:58.912Z"},{"sourceName":"Unknown","url":"https://srugim.co.il/101009475-%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A8-%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98%D7%A8-%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A3-%D7%90%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%9C%D7%92%D7%AA%D7%95","headline":"Former Top 12 News Presenter and the Knitted Senior: These Are Members of Winter's Party","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-08-25T15:17:00.335Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":17,"centre":16,"right":67},"count":{"left":1,"centre":1,"right":4},"totalSources":8,"untracked":2,"rated":6,"observedAt":"2026-08-25T21:45:42.087649+00:00"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-08-25T22:15:30.828Z","closedAt":null,"checks":6,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":["Ynet News led with Brig.-Gen. 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