Naftali Bennett is an Israeli politician and the country’s 13th prime minister.
The son of American immigrants, Bennett grew up in Haifa. He and his wife Gilat live in Ra’anana with their four children.
After his IDF service in the Maglan Commando Brigade and the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, Bennett ventured into software entrepreneurship, heading various companies that sold out for over $100 million.
He surfaced on the scene of Israeli politics in 2006 as chief of staff for Benjamin Netanyahu.
After leading both the Jewish Home and Yamina parties and serving in various ministerial positions, Bennett was sworn in on June 13, 2021 as Israel's 13th prime minister in a rotation government with Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid.
Under the rotation government, Bennett would serve as prime minister until 2023, and Lapid would assume the role until 2025.
Waldman denied the two were connected saying the picture was from a charity event in Monaco for Jewish organizations in Europe.
Israeli politicians and global leaders debate Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal, raising concerns over Hezbollah's future influence.
Bennett would have 24 seats, Likud would drop to 21 seats, National Unity would decrease to 14 seats, and Yesh Atid would garner 12.
Likud 23 mandates, National Camp 20, Yisrael Beitenu 15, Yesh Atid 14, the Democrats Party 13, Shas 10, Otzma Yehudit 8, United Torah Judaism 7, Hadash-Ta'al 5, Ra'am 5.
Most Israelis opposed the firing of Gallant, with 57% saying they were against the move, while only 29% supported it.
When paired against Bennett, Netanyahu led with 38% suitability to Bennett’s 35%. Another 23% said neither candidate was suitable, and 4% were undecided.
"I often ask myself if there was more I could have done that day."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran is not a regular regime; it's a regime of terror," Naftali Bennett said. "We should not take anything off the table, including targeting their leader.”
“After weeks of upward movement, Likud’s rise has been halted, dropping two seats to 24,” the poll indicates.
Former PM: "Now that the main proxies of Iran's terror are weakened, Israel finally has an opportunity to strike Iran's nuclear program."
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