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Moshe Har-Zion, son of Israeli hero Meir Har-Zion, joins Ofer Winter's People of Israel party

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  • Social activist Moshe Har-Zion will join Brig. Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter’s People of Israel party and appear on its Knesset slate.
  • Har-Zion founded the Artzi movement, which focuses on agriculture, peripheral towns and rural areas.
  • He said he joined because Winter represents his values, including defeating Israel’s enemies and settling the land.

Social activist Moshe Har-Zion is joining Ofer Winter’s People of Israel party and will appear on its Knesset slate ahead of Israel’s general election.

I am happy to join the People of Israel party led by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter.

— Moshe Har-ZionHar-Zion announced his decision to join the party.

Har-Zion founded the Artzi movement, which works to strengthen and protect Israel’s agriculture, peripheral towns and rural communities. He lives in the Lower Galilee and is the son of Meir Har-Zion, described as an Israeli hero and a founder of the Israel Defense Forces’ Unit 101.

Har-Zion said Winter represented the values on which he was raised, including “defeating the enemy and settling our land.” He said he intended to represent people from agricultural and rural areas within the party.

Winter represents the values on which I was raised and in which I believe: defeating the enemy and settling our land.

— Moshe Har-ZionHe explained the values behind his decision to join Winter’s slate.

He also said new forces should enter politics and positions of influence, particularly after Oct. 7, and argued that the People of Israel party represented that idea.

I strongly believe in the importance of bringing new forces into the political arena and into positions of influence, especially after October 7.

— Moshe Har-ZionHar-Zion described his view of the need for new political entrants.
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