Naftali Bennett

Gadi Eisenkot pushing for unified list with Bennett, Lapid to rival Netanyahu's Likud

Eisenkot’s office confirmed his proposal to the rival party leaders to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday, after it was initially reported on N12. 

Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot embrace at draft law protests in Jerusalem on January 15, 2026.
 Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir. March 25, 2025.

Israel Katz publishes IDF chief's letter warning of manpower shortage amid haredi draft debate

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett attends a conference at the Academic College in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2026.

Netanyahu ushered Turkey, Qatar through Gaza's front door, ex-PM Naftali Bennett charges

Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot embrace at draft law protests in Jerusalem on January 15, 2026.

Lapid, Eisenkot, and Bennett back reservists at Jerusalem draft law protest


Who is Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet chief PM Netanyahu is seeking to fire? - explainer

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s rise from Sayeret Matkal to leading Israel’s security agency, navigating political shifts and key operations.

Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.

Seculars, national-religious Zionists, moderate Right could break up Netanyahu coalition - opinion

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.

 THEN-PRIME minister Naftali Bennett and then-foreign minister Yair Lapid hold a news conference in the Knesset, 2022.

Netanyahu's Likud gains support, but Naftali Bennett still leads in new poll

Latest polling shows Likud’s rise, Bennett’s strong support, and deep divisions on war policy and the haredi draft law.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a press conference on January 11, 2022

Pro-Palestinian Barnard campus occupation ends after bomb threat

Anti-Israel activists occupied a Barnard College building after protests at Columbia University against former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s lecture.

 Protesters at Barnard College denouncing former Israeli prime minster Naftali Bennett's appearance, March 4, 2025.

Bennett tells Netanyahu's 'unworthy' coalition to 'go home already'

"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."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former prime minister Naftali Bennett. (Illustrative)

Historic meeting: Israeli leaders receive newly republished writings of David Ben-Gurion

For the first time in decades, the writings of Israel’s founding father, David Ben-Gurion, have been republished in a new edition and presented to the country’s current and former leaders.

 President Isaac Herzog reading the newly republished books of Israel's first Prime Minister

Maariv poll: Bennett bloc dominates as Netanyahu’s coalition loses ground

According to the polling, in a scenario where a party led by Bennett runs in the elections, the Bennet-led opposition bloc would secure a majority of 66 seats.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a press conference on January 11, 2022

'A just decision:' Smotrich, Bennett hail Trump's West Bank sanctions axe

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called the decision "just," adding the sanctions "a severe act of blatant foreign interference in Israel's internal affairs."

 An illustrative image of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and former national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

The judiciary is already politicized - opinion

I DO NOT think that “the policitization of the system” is a reason to object to the new outline. On the contrary, it is time to admit and formally recognize that the system is highly political.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar shake hands in the Knesset plenum. Levin and Sa’ar are both hardcore right-wingers, with Sa’ar being a little more liberal in his general demeanor, according to the writer.

Herzog’s farewell address: Israel’s ambassador celebrates unbreakable US-Christian partnership

"The American people stand with us. They understand right from wrong and recognize what is at stake,” Herzog said.

 Ambassador Herzog receiving a gift with his wife Shirin, Steve and Jackie Green, Rivka Kidron, and CEO of Museum of the Bible Dr. Carlos Campo.