Naftali Bennett

Hareidi Leaders Latest to Pursue Bennett

Hareidi MKs meet with Bennett in an attempt to win the Jewish Home to their cause. Likud, Lapid reportedly fighting for party’s support.

Bennett and Lapid a Package Deal

Bennett and Lapid create 31-seat bloc, agree to join the coalition or be left out together.

Orbach: Naftali Bennett is Our Prince Charming

MK Orbach compares Naftali Bennett to a fairy-tale prince who woke ‘sleeping beauty.’

Bennett: We Have a Rare Opportunity to Bring Change

MK Bennett at the Conference of Presidents: There's a considerable common denominator between us and Yesh Atid.

Bennett to Hareidi Jews: 'The Stretcher is Falling'

Naftali Bennett appeals to ‘hareidi brothers’: Torah study is critical, but hareidi Jews must enlist.

Bennett’s First Speech: ‘Fearless Leadership’

Naftali Bennett takes on tycoons, unions and the Rabbinate in his first Knesset speech, and calls for “fearless leadership.”

Bayit Yehudi 'will be Netanyahu's First Coalition Partner'

Report: religious Zionist party will have first picks of cabinet portfolios, Knesset committees.

Netanyahu, Bennett Met for 2 Hours

Prime Minister and Bayit Yehudi chairman held their first meeting in five years. Meeting was "straightforward."

Netanyahu, Bennett to Meet Monday – after 5 Years

Bayit Yehudi head says media has been unfair in its treatment of Sarah Netanyahu.

After 5 Years: Netanyahu, Bennett to Meet

Prime Minister will meet Bayit Yehudi head, his former chief of staff, next week.

Shas Newspaper: Bennett Cannot Appreciate Torah Study

A new anti-Naftali Bennett screed appeared in the weekly Shas-affiliated Yom Leyom newspaper.

Jewish Home MK: We Can Find a Way to Build Bridges With Shas

MKs from the Jewish Home were seeking ways to build bridges with members of Shas movement, MK Yoni Chetboun says.

Bennett: 'I Feel No Pressure' from Rabbis

Bayit Yehudi head: we are obligated to add hareidim to work force and army. Rabbi Melamed weighs in.

Bennett: Hareidim Are Our Brothers, Not Our Enemies

Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett said that his party was committed to ensuring that all who wanted to would be able to learn Torah.

Yishai Appeals to Jewish Home for Help on Hareidi Draft

Shas chairman MK Eli Yishai is convinced that Shas is going to find itself in the opposition

Lieberman and Bennett Meet Ahead of Coalition Talks

Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman meets Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett to discuss the new coalition.

Activist to Lapid: No Coalition without Bayit Yehudi

Longtime NRP activist Buma Barhad asks Lapid to remember Bayit Yehudi's secular supporters.

Report: Bennett Underwent Polygraph Test Over Leaks on Bibi

Jewish Home chairman underwent a polygraph test in 2009, after Netanyahu suspected that he had leaked sensitive information.

Likud Sources: Bibi Wants Bennett in Coalition

Senior sources: tension between Netanyahu and Bennett will not keep Bayit Yehudi out of government.

Likud Officials: Bibi Mistreated Bennett for Personal Reasons

Netanyahu comes under fire from Likud members, who say the attacks on Jewish Home's Bennett were for personal reasons.

Video: Party Representative on Election Night Broadcast

Watch the pre-recorded interviews with members of Likud, Bayit Yehudi, Hatnua and Yesh Atid. As featured on our special live broadcast.

Netanyahu Meets Lapid for 2.5 Hours, Puts Bennett on Back Burner

Prime Minister was quick to call other potential coalition partners, but extra-slow to call Bayit Yehudi head Bennett.

Netanyahu Able to Avoid ‘A Jump to the Left’

The jockeying for position has begun with attempts to force out PM Binyamin Netanyahu. But he can likely avoid "a jump to the left."

Bennett in Post-Election Speech: Jewish Home is for Everyone

“Today we set up a new home that knows how to protect its residents with martial prowess and power," says Jewish Home chairman.

Jewish Home Celebrates ‘Historic Achievement’

The Jewish Home party reacts to exit polls. ‘We’re back on center stage,’ Bennett declares.

Naftali Bennett Votes: We're Starting Something New

Bayit Yehudi chairman and his wife vote in Raanana. Bennett: We are uniting the nation of Israel.

Hareidi Group Pushes, Insults Bennett at Kotel

Jewish Home Party leader Naftali Bennett was attacked by a large group of hareidi Jews on a visit to the Western Wall Monday

Bennett Most Popular on Wikipedia

Wikipedia reveals the most-searched people and parties in the 2013 elections.

Bayit Yehudi's Bennett: ‘We Must Be Doing Something Right'

Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) Chairman Naftali Bennett says a flurry of attacks from everyone means “We must be doing something right."

Rabbi Ovadia Slams Jewish Home: They Uproot the Torah

Shas's Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, seeing Shas losing ground, launches an unprecedented attack on Naftali Bennett's Jewish Home party.

Livni Attacks Bennett in Heated Elevator Argument

Emotional incident indicates chances of coalition between the two parties are not great.

Bennett: We Want to be the Second Largest Party

"The Likud has stopped being the Likud. We want to lead the nationalist camp," says Jewish Home chairman.

Bayit Yehudi Answers Attack from Otzma Leyisrael

Bayit Yehudi clarifies position on tearing down outposts. Gimpel: "We will fight for the government to accept the Edmond Levy report."

Bennett: Expelling Jews would Kill the Economy

A withdrawal from Judea and Samaria would mean economic collapse, Naftali Bennett tells opponents.

Bennett: Yigal Amir Endorsement is Attempt to Intimidate Voters

Bennett responded to reports that Yigal Amir, PM Yitzhak Rabin's assassin, endorses his party and is encouraging others to vote as well.

Bennett: Destroy Jewish Towns on Arab Land

Jewish Home party head says he favors demolishing Jewish towns built on private Arab land – as happened in Migron.

Elections Surprise: Arab Support for Jewish Home

The Jewish Home party finds allies in Bedouin and Druze communities, takes votes from Labor.

Bennett on Criticism from US: We Will Do What's Good For Israel

"We will listen to the Americans, but we will do what is good for Israel," wrote Bennett amid US concern over his party's influence.

Report: White House 'Concerned' About Bennett

The White House is closely following the Israeli elections and is "concerned" over the growing strength of the Jewish Home.

Likud Official: Netanyahu Prefers Lapid

Netanyahu would prefer a coalition with Lapid and Livni over the Jewish Home, a senior Likud official tells Arutz Sheva.

Lapid: 'Settlers' Taking Money from Middle Class

Yesh Atid chairman tells Bennett: "You turned the communities in Judea and Samaria into another extortionate sector."

Yesh Atid's Rabbi Piron: Bennett's Annexation Plan 'Delusional'

Rabbi Piron said Bennett's plan "denies international assumptions regarding a two-state solution and leads us to danger."

Bennett Addresses Divisiveness in Israel: Stop the Hate Speeches

A campaign party in the Negev set the stage for calls by Bennett to ignore political and religious affiliations and face the real issues

Bennett: We'll Recommend Netanyahu for PM

Bayit Yehudi chairman says Rabbi Ben Dahan was fired because he fought for women whose husbands refused them halakhic divorces.

Ya'alon Slams Bennett and Lapid: Don't Criticize Us

Those who have never held public positions should not criticize those who have, says Minister Ya'alon.

Bennett on Shas Ad: Russians Are Not a 'Separate Sector'

Jewish Home chairman meets Russian-speaking immigrants after Shas ad, tells them he sees them as being part of Israeli society.

Bennett: Likud Must Stop its 'Dirty Campaign' Against Us

Naftali Bennett slammed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for negative campaign tactics against Bayit Yehudi

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Naftali Bennett To Anglos: "Join the 'Jewish Spring'"

What are the Bayit Hayehudi party ideals and plans, and to what does its leader, Naftali Bennett, attribute his meteoric rise?

Bennett Memes are the New Hit

Humorous memes regarding Bennett's "superman" qualities are the latest Facebook fad.

Lapid Takes Jabs at Bennett and Netanyahu on Equal Burden

"It's not complicated. Everyone should enlist...I'm not asking them to do anything I do not ask of my children or of myself," said Lapid

Min. Erdan: Netanyahu Wants Nationalist Gov't

Likud minister denies Naftali Bennett's claim that Netanyahu seeks leftist partners.

Bennett: Netanyahu wants a Leftist Coalition

Bayit Yehudi head notes that Tzipi Livni is not ruling out sitting in Netanyahu coalition.

French-Speaking Jews Connect to Bayit Yehudi

Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish Home) is gaining popularity among olim from France, who are finding "a home in the Jewish Home".

Bennett: Left's Anti-Likud Bloc is Not Serious

The Jewish Home will recommend Netanyahu as Prime Minister no matter what, says Naftali Bennett.

Bennett Interviewer Was Too Tough, Says Govt. Watchdog

Naftali Bennett was clearly mistreated by Nissim Mishal in a recent interview, a government ombudsman said

Poll: Likud/Beiteinu Weaker, Bennett Stronger

The Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu continues to weaken and Bayit Yehudi continues to strengthen, a new poll shows

Holocaust Ad Sparks Complaint, Creator Not Sorry

The Jewish Home party complains over an anti-Bennett ad with Holocaust imagery. The ad's creator says he is not sorry.

Holocaust Imagery in 'Likud' anti-Bennett Ad. Likud: It's Not Us

In another apparent blunder, pro-Likud "grassroots" ad has yellow star, says Bayit Yehudi is taking religious Jews "back to the ghetto."

Bennett Reminds Peres: Oslo ‘Peace’ Killed 1,600 Israelis

Jewish Home chairman Bennett tells President Peres “enough, already” with “peace process” talk. “Oslo murdered 1,600 Israelis.”

Bennett: IDF Radio Misquoted Me

Bayit Yehudi chairman says he did not say he would evict people from Jewish communities.