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Contact with Naftali Bennett, the New Israeli PM Candidate

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia Naftali Bennett, a former technology entrepreneur, will become Israel’s next prime minister if the Israeli parliament approves a new government to replace Benjamin Netanyahu, Sunday afternoon (13/6) local time. Bennett, who is a billionaire, is active in politics with religious and nationalist rhetoric.

Israel’s parliament, the 120-member Knesset, will vote on a coalition formed by Yair Lapid, a centrist Israeli politician with the aim of ending Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year rule.

Who is Naftali Bennett?

Quotes AFP, Sunday (13/6/2021), Bennett is a 49-year-old former Minister of Defense and has served as a special forces commando. Bennett also heads the far-right Yamina party which has called for Israel to annex parts of the west bank.

If Israel’s parliament gives the green light, then Bennett will become Israel’s first prime minister to lead an openly religious lifestyle.

Bennett is the son of his parents who were born in the United States who are fluent in English. He is very liberal, in the economy and takes a hard line against Israel’s arch-enemy, Iran.

He shares this ideology with Netanyahu, having served in several Likud leadership governments.

However, in recent years tensions have emerged between the two. So much so that Netanyahu made little effort to hide his insults against Bennett.

In late May, two months after Israel’s fourth election, Bennett allied himself with Lapid, paving the way for the eight-party coalition now elected by parliament.

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