The many colors of the right wing's great white hope

Naftali Benett, the millionaire entrepreneur who went on to become the great white hope of the Israeli religious right, wears many hats. A yarmulke is only one of them.

By Asher Schechter | 10:09 05.08.12 |

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Naftali Benett is likable. Not because he's particularly sweet, even though he seems genuinely cordial and is in fact a pretty nice guy. No, definitely not because he's a nice guy.

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The many colors of the right wing's great white hope

Naftali Benett, the millionaire entrepreneur who went on to become the great white hope of the Israeli religious right, wears many hats. A yarmulke is only one of them.

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