Ofer Winter Cancels TV Appearance, Gets Blocked on Social Media

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Chairman of the "Am Yisrael" party Ofer Winter canceled at the last minute his arrival at the "HaPatriotim" program on Channel 14, where he was due to take part alongside heads of right-wing parties. According to Channel 14 Now, the reason for the cancellation was not given, three days before the elections. In a video he published on Saturday night, Winter explained, according to Israel Hayom, that he had paid heavy prices and would not take part in "another show of humiliation and defamation," but made clear that he had no intention of boycotting the channel.

According to Ice, Yaki Edmak linked Winter's cancellation to the absence of left-wing party leaders and said, "Does this show that he too is in the left-wing bloc?" Itamar Fleischman attacked him on the radio and called him "extremely cowardly." According to Channel 14 Now, Winter was interviewed on Channel 12.

Meanwhile, according to Ynet, director and creator Ofer Winter of Kfar Adumim, who does not head the "Am Yisrael" party, was blocked from Facebook and TikTok after joking about calls for the retirement of a politician who bears his name. According to Behadrei Haredim, he announced in the humorous post that he is not running for election, and the networks classified the post as impersonation and blocked it.