Naftali Bennett

He has served as Israel's Minister of Education since 2015 and Minister of Diaspora Affairs since 2013. Between 2013 and 2015 he held the posts of Minister of Economy and Minister of Religious Services . Born and raised in Haifa , the son of immigrants from the United States, Bennett served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan special forces units of the Israel Defense Forces and subsequently became a software entrepreneur. In 1999, he co-founded and co-owned the encryption and network security software company Cyota, selling the company in 2005 for $145 million. He has also served as CEO of Soluto , a cloud computing service, sold in 2013 for a reported $100–130 million. He entered politics in 2006, serving as Chief of Staff for Benjamin Netanyahu until 2008. In 2011, together with Ayelet Shaked , he co-founded the My Israel extra-parliamentary movement. In the 2013 Knesset elections , the first contested by The Jewish Home under Bennett's leadership, the party won 12 seats out of 120. The Times of Israel .

Israeli politician member of the Knesset Naftali Bennett ( ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who led the Jewish Home party between 2012 and 2018 and currently serves as an MK for New Right . Between 2013 and 2015, he held the posts of Minister of Diaspora Affairs , Minister of Economy and Minister of Religious Services . From 2015 he continued as Minister of Disapora Affairs and became Minister of Education . From 2019 to 2020 he was Minister of Defense Born and raised in Haifa , the son of immigrants from the United States, Bennett served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan special forces units of the Israel Defense Forces , taking part in many combat operations, and subsequently became a software entrepreneur. In 1999, he co-founded and co-owned the US company Cyota, operating in the anti-fraud space, focused on online banking fraud, e-commerce fraud, and phishing. The company was sold in 2005 for $145 million. He has also served as CEO of Soluto , an Israeli cloud computing service, sold in 2013 for a reported $100–130 million. He entered politics in 2006, serving as Chief of Staff for Benjamin Netanyahu until 2008. In 2011, together with Ayelet Shaked , he co-founded the My Israel extra-parliamentary movement. In the 2013 Knesset elections , the first contested by The Jewish Home under Bennett's leadership, the party won 12 seats out of 120. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .

Prime Minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022 Not to be confused with Natalie Bennett . Naftali Bennett ( , ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the 3rd Alternate Prime Minister of Israel from 1 July to 8 November 2022. Bennett served as the leader of the New Right party from 2018 to 2022, having previously led The Jewish Home party between 2012 and 2018. Born and raised in Haifa , the son of immigrants from the United States, Bennett served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan special forces units of the Israel Defense Forces , commanding many combat operations, and subsequently became a software entrepreneur. In 1999, he co-founded and co-owned the US company Cyota . The company was sold in 2005 for $145 million. He has also served as CEO of Soluto , an Israeli cloud computing service, sold in 2013 for a reported $100–130 million. Bennett entered politics in 2006, serving as Chief of Staff for Benjamin Netanyahu until 2008. From 2010 to 2012, he was the director of the Yesha Council . In 2011, together with Ayelet Shaked , he co-founded the My Israel extra-parliamentary movement. In 2012 , Bennett was elected as the party leader of The Jewish Home. In the 2013 Knesset election , the first contested by The Jewish Home under Bennett's leadership, the party won 12 seats out of 120. He served under Prime Minister Netanyahu as Minister of Economy and Religious Services from 2013 to 2015, before being appointed as Minister of Education in 2015. In December 2018, Bennett defected from The Jewish Home to form the New Right, a member of the Yamina alliance. After he lost his Knesset seat in the April 2019 Knesset election , he was dismissed by Netanyahu as Education Minister in June 2019. He regained his seat in the September 2019 Knesset election and was appointed Minister of Defense , before leaving the position the following year. In 2020, Bennett succeeded Shaked to become the leader of the Yamina alliance. On 2 June 2021, Bennett agreed to a rotation government with Yair Lapid , whereby Bennett would serve as Israel's Prime Minister until 2023, after which Lapid would assume the role until 2025. Bennett was sworn in on 13 June 2021. On 20 June 2022, Bennett announced he would call for a vote to dissolve the Knesset and step down as prime minister shortly after its dissolution, to be succeeded by Lapid. On 29 June, he announced that he would not seek re-election to the chamber in the next election that have been scheduled for later in the year. Lapid succeeded him as Prime Minister on 1 July 2022, while Bennett succeeded Lapid as the Alternate Prime Minister. He also served as the Minister of Community Affairs. He announced his resignation as alternative prime minister on 6 November, which became effective on 8 November. The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel . The Economist . 5 January 2013 . The Times of Israel . The New York Times . The Times of Israel . "N12 – רה"מ נפתלי בנט הודיע: "לא אתמודד בבחירות הקרובות לכנסת" " [Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced: 'I will not run in the next Knesset election'].