Naftali Bennett

Bennett the politician and Bennett the man

Sneak peek at 'Naftali Bennett phenomenon' - his level of religiosity, does he hide his kippah, and does it bother him that people care?

Bennett to government: Admit you failed

Yamina chairman says government ministers have failed to set a good example for the country, should step aside for new leadership.

Bennett the leading candidate to replace Netanyahu outside Likud

Gideon Sa'ar the most popular candidate within Likud to replace Netanyahu among right-wing voters.

Regev blasts Smotrich: A racist homophobe

Transportation Minister blasts the Yamina party and Naftali Bennett: He's trying to hide the fact that Smotrich is racist and homophobic.

Minister Elkin: There will be no right-wing bloc after elections

Zeev Elkin accuses Justice Minister Nissenkorn of undermining coalition agreement, says Bennett wants to be PM in rotation with Lapid.

Shaked: Netanyahu is putting politics above all

Shaked: 'Millions paid terrible price for shocking COVID management, now Netanyahu once again puts politics 1st, chooses to attack Bennett.'

Netanyahu attacks Bennett: Don't know if he's left or right

PM says question of whether Gantz will be the next prime minister depends on Blue and White's actions.

MK Naftali Bennett: Israel deserves to be properly governed

"The problem isn't what the PM calls me in private - it's that no one is governing the country."

MK Naftali Bennett:

'Do not fall into illusions, government should go'

MK Naftali Bennett unmoved by Netanyahu remarks about obtaining vaccines. 'Government should go home. It led Israel to terrible situation.'

Naftali Bennett's 11 Point Program

Former Defense and Education Minister formulates plan on how to properly return Israeli students to study outside of Zoom. Full details.

'Netanyahu's personal attacks do not hurt me'

Yamina chairman responds to recordings in which Netanyahu was heard calling him “a little dog”.

Bennett recalls: This is how senior terrorist was eliminated

Tomorrow is the anniversary of the killing of senior Islamic Jihad terrorist Bahaa Abu el-Atta, which could see renewed violence.

Bennett:

'Netanyahu's "accordion" method is crushing business in Israel'

Yamina Chairman sharply attacks Prime Minister Netanyahu after he boasted of 'accordion method' to deal with COVID-19.

Miri Regev: Bennett is letting the polls go to his head

Likud Minister claims Bennett was responsible for the break-up of the right-wing bloc: "At the moment of truth, everyone will realize."

Naftali Bennett accuses gov't of politicking while Israel burns

Yamina party head says if he were Prime Minister, "I would be totally focused on COVID."

Thank you on behalf of the people of Israel

Yamina chairman thanks outgoing US President Donald Trump for his actions for Israel.

Channel 12 News poll: 32% prefer Netanyahu, 28% for Bennett

Poll published in Meet the Press shows 32% prefer Netanyahu as PM, 28% prefer Yamina Chairman and former Defense Minister Naftali Bennett.

MK Bennett meets with Minister Gantz

Sources in Likud say meeting involved attempt to undermine gov't, but Yamina says meeting dealt with security and aid to lone soldiers.

MK Bennett's family 'adopts' lone soldier with no place to go

The 24-year-old female soldier had been camping out in a tent in front of the Welfare Ministry.

'Litzman's support of Bennett for PM isn't party's stance'

Dep. Education Minister Meir Porush says Litzman "represents only himself."

Justice Minister does not rule out Bennett-led government

Nissenkorn attacks Prime Minister Netanyahu personally: 'He doesn't understand magnitude of COVID incident and economic crisis.'

Lapid: Yamina will go with Netanyahu

Opposition leader furious at Bennett for not voting in favor of a no-confidence motion calling for Netanyahu to be replaced.

Bennett: Let the ministers trade places with business owners

Yamina chairman accuses Coronavirus Cabinet of being disconnected from realities of small business owners who are losing their livelihoods.

Ayelet Shaked:

'We won't take part in government relying on Joint Arab List'

Shaked on refusal to support alt gov by MK Ya'alon: 'We don't replace bad, dysfunctional government with new bad, dysfunctional government.'

Poll: Bennett preferred over Netanyahu for PM

New poll finds 31% of Israelis support Bennett for prime minister compared to 28% for Netanyahu.

Bennett to undergo surgery for herniated disk

Yamina chair tells supporters he is expected to have surgery tomorrow to treat herniated disk from which he has suffered since IDF service.

Likud to Yamina: Don't try to gain at the expense of the disease

Likud blasts Yamina following its statement regarding a plan that would see Ya’alon temporarily serving as Prime Minister.

Yamina's Hundred-Day Plan for electoral success

These are the hundred days following the election; Bennett will be ready to hit the ground running.

Bennett: 'Security isn't achieved by barricading behind walls'

'We already see an enemy that cannot reach through land, comes through air (as with incendiary balloons) and if not, then in another way.'

Bennett scores accolades from haredi journalists

Bennett stood by the haredim when they were attacked. Today: 'It's impossible to tell the haredim not to learn Torah'; haredim respond.

'You can't tell the haredim not to learn Torah'

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett says he has lost faith in current government's ability to lead Israel through coronavirus crisis.

'The Netanyahu-Gantz government is enamored with lockdowns'

If their fixation with the lockdown approach continues, we're headed for not just a third lockdown, but a fourth and fifth too.

Is a ‘New Right’ ascending in Israel?

Head of Yamina party Naftali Bennett may be successfully positioning himself as the right wing heir apparent to Netanyahu. Opinion.

Netanyahu: Bennett should decide if he's right-wing or not

Prime Minister Netanyahu: I never do well in polls, I do well in elections.

Zeev Elkin: No chance of alternative right-wing government

Likud minister pins the blame on Yamina's stance & Blue & White's obstinacy, which will drag the country into elections.

ANALYSIS: Bennett's meteoric rise in Israeli politics explained

Why the former Defense Minister, whose Yamina party reached its nadir in the last election, is now soaring to new heights.

Bennett: Shabbat is the Garden of Eden

Former Defense Minister, MK Naftali Bennett, chairman of the Yamina party, writes about his appreciation for Shabbat

Bennett to Netanyahu: Lockdown a result of your failures

Former Defense Minister blasts prime minister for calling second lockdown a success, says lockdown could have been avoided.

Naftali Bennett: 'Cancellation of sovereignty plans is painful'

Yamina head added that "even if the PM doesn't apply sovereignty, we will - we will not concede a millimeter of the Land."

Bennett released from the hospital

Yamina chairman visits Sheba Hospital coronavirus ward after receiving treatment for his back.

Following treatment, Bennett to be discharged from hospital

'I feel great', says Yamina chief, ahead of his release from the hospital after undergoing back treatment.

Bennett expected to be released from hospital tomorrow

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett, hospitalized at Sheba Hospital following neck pain: 'It went well. I'll be released tomorrow please G-d.'.

Naftali Bennett hospitalized

Yamina party chief undergoes series of medical examines at Sheba Hospital after complaining of neck pains.

Rabbi Rafi Peretz blasts Yamina

Jerusalem Affairs Minister blasts the Yamina party after it voted in favor of a non-confidence motion against the government.

Likud instructs MKs to attack Bennett

Likud party says Bennett chose Lapid and Tibi after Yamina votes in favor of no-confidence motion.

Bennett: Lockdown the result of failure

Yamina chairman criticizes government's handling of coronavirus crisis. 'Lockdown destroying a generation of entrepreneurs.'

Tibi: Between Bennett and Netanyahu, we choose Netanyahu

Joint List MK does not hesitate to say who he would choose between current PM, Yamina chairman.

Bennett: I saw people fighting for their lives

Yamina leader visits Rambam Hospital in Haifa to see coronavirus ward, speak with patients and doctors.

Joint List MK: 'Bennett's rise is alarming'

MK Aida Touma-Sliman wants the PM replaced, "but not by Netanyahu on steroids"

Likud: We're used to the left-wing media inflating Bennett

Likud dismisses new Channel 12 News poll, says it is an attempt to harm Netanyahu.

Poll: Netanyahu falls to 26 seats, Bennett rises to 23

New poll shows Yamina party becoming second largest party if elections were held today.

From Crisis to Prosperity: How to beat COVID-19

COVID-19 has opened a window of opportunity for us to launch the State of Israel an entire generation forward. We can do it. Here's how.

Naftali Bennett: Let's stop fighting

"We're all in this together. If we fight - we will lose. If we stay together - we will win."

'Netanyahu put his own interests above the virus'

Yamina chairman blasts Netanyahu, says he will not join government even if asked.

'Nothing will happen if we pause protests for a few weeks'

'It wasn't easy to pray outdoors on Yom Kippur, but it can be done - and restricting protests can and should be done too."

'We are on the brink of disaster, stop blaming each other'

Yamina chairman Naftali Bennett: Nothing will happen to democracy if there are no huge demonstrations for two weeks. Wake up.

Will Prof. Gabi Barbash join Yamina?

The former director-general of the Health Ministry is one of the "big names" party leader Naftali Bennett would like to recruit.

Haaretz editor-in-chief: Anyone but Bennett

Aluf Benn writes that Bennett is 'the most impressive politician' to emerge in the last 10 years, and that makes him dangerous.

Bennett: Whoever doesn't wear a mask is stupid and selfish

Former Defense Minister: Wearing a face mask can reduce the viral load a person receives by up to 95%.

Bennett in Ashdod: A great miracle happened here

MK Bennett near scene of rocket fall in Ashdod: It is possible to create a different reality here.