Ofer Winter made clear he would not serve under Eisenkot, but hugged him

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Chairman of the Am Shalem party, Ofer Winter, made clear in an interview with i24NEWS that he would not serve under Gadi Eisenkot due to deep ideological gaps. According to Arutz Sheva, right after the interview, when Eisenkot entered the studio, the two met and hugged. Winter explained: "I respect him on a personal level".

The party's number 2, Yosef Haddad, came to Winter's defense and said: "People here have confused a political rival with an enemy". According to Maariv, Winter responded to criticism of the hug and said: "We are brothers", and stressed that he would not serve in a government headed by him.