Naftali Bennett, (former) Prime Minister

Published: July 12, 2024, 5:17 a.m.

*** Share on X: https://tinyurl.com/24rsb4wv ***\n\nToday we sit down with one of the most interesting figures in Israeli public life, former prime minister Naftali Bennett, who served as Israel\u2019s 13th Prime Minister (2021-22), and previously, in a Netanyahu-led government as Defense Minister (2019-20), and earlier on as Economy Minister. \n\n\nWhen he himself was prime minister, Naftali Bennett's government was comprised of 8 political parties from across the ideological spectrum - from his own Yamina Party and the New Hope party on the Right, through Yair Lapid\u2019s party in the center, to the Labor and Meretz parties on the Left. And then \u2013 for the first time in an Israeli Government \u2013 there was the Arab Muslim party, Ra\u2019am. In his business career, Prime Minister Bennett was a successful start-up entrepreneur. And he served in Israel\u2019s elite Sayeret Matkal special forces. \n\n\nIn this long-form interview, we try to better understand Naftali Bennett's worldview on a range of issues in Israel\u2019s post-10/07 reality \u2013 its strategic situation as it faces multiple war fronts or possible war fronts, and we wanted to better understand his vision for addressing the growing internal Israeli tensions \u2013 within the Israeli public..