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Amcha Yisrael (People of Israel) עמך ישראל

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Leader
Ofer Winter, party chairman; Brigadier General (res.), former Givati Brigade and 98th Division commander; not an MK [source, August 25, 2026]
Bloc
Bloc uncertain
Founded
launched 2026-08-25 at the Shalva Center, Jerusalem (Israel Hayom https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/politics/article/21277122; JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-906571)
Seats, 25th Knesset
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Status 2026
running alone. Winter rejected joining the Smotrich-Feiglin list on 2026-09-02: 'The people of Israel are demanding something new, not more of the same' (INN https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432576). Channel 12 reported a Likud plan to offer Winter slot 2 on the Smotrich list plus two Likud slots for his allies; Winter declined (INN https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432582, 2026-09-02). Talks with the Haredi Public party were reported 2026-09-01 (VINnews https://vinnews.com/2026/09/01/talks-underway-between-tzibur...). Polls: Kan 4 seats (2026-08-30), i24 down from 8 to 5 (2026-09-02); Channel 12 Midgam showed it passing only if RZP runs alone (INN https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432511).
List Status
Approved by the Central Elections Committee plenum on 2026-09-27; 18 candidates as of the CEC page last updated 2026-09-29. Ballot letters: ך. Ballot name: עמך ישראל בראשות עופר וינטר.
MEF Poll Average
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Background

Ofer Winter served 34 years in the IDF, commanding the Givati Brigade in the 2014 Gaza war, serving as military secretary to the defense minister and commanding the 98th Division, and left in 2024 after being passed over for major general (JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-833171, 2024-12-12). Yoseph Haddad, who had registered a separate party, agreed to join him in August (JPost https://www.jpost.com/israel-election-2026/article-906571). Winter launched Amcha Yisrael on 2026-08-25 in Jerusalem with Haddad at number 2 and a slate the party describes as majority secular (Ice https://www.ice.co.il/local-news/news/article/1127155). Within a week he rejected merger offers from the Smotrich-Feiglin bloc and Likud (INN 2026-09-02).

Knesset List

Order and Hebrew names from the Central Elections Committee (CEC list page, 2026-09-29). Lists are as approved by the CEC plenum on September 27, 2026, with candidate resignations recorded since; ballot letters: ך. Party of record in brackets for joint lists. † marks names whose English spelling is transliterated from the filing rather than taken from English-language press.

  1. Ofer Winter ווינטר עופר [source, September 29, 2026]
  2. Yoseph Haddad חדאד יוסף [source, September 29, 2026]
  3. Netali Shem Tov שם טוב נטעלי [source, September 29, 2026]
  4. Eran Ben-Ari בן ארי ערן [source, September 29, 2026]
  5. Fleur Hassan-Nahoum חסן-נחום פלר [source, September 29, 2026]
  6. Lali Derai דרעי ללי [source, September 29, 2026]
  7. Ronen Bodner בודנרו רונן [source, September 29, 2026]
  8. Davidi Ben-Zion בן ציון דוד נחום [source, September 29, 2026]
  9. Aviv Ezra עזרא אביב חיים [source, September 29, 2026]
  10. Eli Gino ג'ינו אלי [source, September 29, 2026]
  11. Sigal Kraunik-Attia קראוניק זריפה סגלית [source, September 29, 2026]
  12. Eric Rubin רובין אריק מת'יו [source, September 29, 2026]
  13. Alaeddin Ibrahim † אבראהים עלמאדין [source, September 29, 2026]
  14. Moshe Har-Zion הר ציון משה [source, September 29, 2026]
  15. Lilach Haim Idelberg חיים אידלברג לילך [source, September 29, 2026]
  16. Moshe Toledano טולדנו משה [source, September 29, 2026]
  17. Raz Malka מלכה רז [source, September 29, 2026]
  18. Dor Yitzhak לוי דור יצחק [source, September 29, 2026]

Platform and Positions

otherNo platform document on amchaisrael.co.il as of 2026-09-03 (site has team, join, volunteer and contact pages only). Items below are leader statements from the launch and after. [source, September 3, 2026]
GazaLeader statement. Winter at launch: 'There will never be a Palestinian state here. The solution in Gaza is one: migration.' [source, August 25, 2026]
Haredi draftLeader statement. 'We will not join a government that does not pass, before it is formed, a law that puts an end to draft evasion and requires everyone to report for service and contribute.' [source, September 2, 2026]
securityLeader statement. Winter called for a pre-emptive security doctrine and a change to the concept that preceded October 7, and described the election as 'a referendum'. [source, August 25, 2026]
otherLeader statement on bloc. 'We are part of the right-wing camp. Netanyahu is the leader of the right-wing camp, and he is the only person we will recommend' for prime minister. [source, August 28, 2026]
Arab citizensCandidate statement. Yoseph Haddad said he intends to become Israel's first Arab minister, in public diplomacy. [source, August 25, 2026]
otherLeader statement on alliances. Winter told supporters: 'Don't be swayed by all the pressure. We are the real unity', rejecting a joint run with Smotrich and Feiglin. [source, September 2, 2026]

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