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June 14, 2021

The Rise, Fall, and Unexpected Triumph of Naftali Bennett

Meet Israel’s new prime minister.

Yesterday, Naftali Bennett, head of the Yamina party, was sworn in as Israel’s new prime minister, bringing an end to Benjamin Netanyahu’s twelve-year premiership, Many Israelis hope that the new administration will also bring an end to the political crisis that began in 2018, during which no party has been able to form a stable coalition. Haviv Rettig Gur outlines Bennett’s unusual path to the top of Israel’s political order:

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