Naftali Bennett returns to politics with a new party, aiming to attract pragmatic right-wing voters while overcoming past controversies.
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett's new party is likely to be the largest in a general election, according to polls over recent weeks.
The Religious Zionist Party, led by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, fell below the electoral threshold with just 2.6% support.
Bennett's strategy of maintaining silence was effective in the polls. However, the attack on popular Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal might change the course of his political future.
If Naftali Bennet decides to run, the coalition would be left with 49 seats, whereas a Bennet-led opposition would have 61.
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s rise from Sayeret Matkal to leading Israel’s security agency, navigating political shifts and key operations.
In an upcoming election, Bennett should run separately, representing the Zionist religious and moderate Right, but Lapid is an exhausted figure who failed miserably in the 2022 election.
Latest polling shows Likud’s rise, Bennett’s strong support, and deep divisions on war policy and the haredi draft law.
Anti-Israel activists occupied a Barnard College building after protests at Columbia University against former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s lecture.
"This evening, we witnessed the total disconnect of Netanyahu's disastrous government. A government that does not honor its fallen is unworthy of its people."
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