Netanyahu warns against small right-wing parties, says they could hand election to 'fascist Left'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday cautioned voters against supporting emerging small right-wing parties, asserting that splitting the right-wing vote could lead to the opposition forming the next government. Netanyahu stated, "We must not establish these splinter parties that will only burn our votes." He claimed that such actions would empower a "fascist regime" led by figures like Gadi Eisenkot and Yair Golan, who would "buy, sell, and carry out a fire sale of the country." This warning comes as Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofir Winter is expected to launch a new right-wing party, and Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad officially registered "Brave Israel." Recent polls suggest an alliance led by Winter could win five seats, primarily at the expense of existing right-wing coalition parties.