Naftali Bennett
Israel's Outgoing Defense Minister Says Iran Starting to Withdraw From Syria
Bennett said that Israel has intensified attacks on Iranian forces in Syria, and that Israel will 'finish the job'
Opinion Israel's Election Had One Good Result You May Have Missed
Netanyahu has been trying for years to crush Israel’s religious nationalist parties. He’s finally done it – and we all benefit
Bennett Heads to the Opposition With Qualms as Ally Splits From Right-wing Slate
Netanyahu 'chose a path that isn't right,' defense minister hours before new government is sworn in, with Yamina's Rafi Peretz as Jerusalem affairs minister
Netanyahu Tells President: I Succeeded in Forming Gov't, Swearing-in Expected Thursday
Last-ditch effort between Netanyahu and Bennett to include Yamina in coalition fails as both sides tell different stories
Analysis When It Comes to Netanyahu, Right-wing Yamina Leaders Have an Oedipus Complex
Netanyahu, how surprising, is behaving poorly, but the religious Zionist leaders have every reason to feel personally responsible for their failure
Israel Approves 7,000 Home Expansion for West Bank Settlement
Efrat wins 20-year legal and political battle against local Palestinians, who said they had worked the land for years
Bennett Approves Changes at Cave of Patriarchs in Violation of Oslo Accords
Shunning the authority of the local municipality over the Tomb of the Patriarchs, Bennett approves structural changes to make the compound handicap accessible
Israeli Army Can't Solve Coronavirus Crisis, Ex-security Official Says
‘When reasonable decisions are finally taken, political pressure causes Netanyahu to back down on some of them,’ the official says, adding that ‘The Finance Ministry has no real power when facing the Health Ministry’
Analysis Netanyahu’s Ministers of Mayhem Are Ruining Israel’s Comeback From Coronavirus
Cabinet members should be doing what’s best for their constituents – but the four horsemen of Israel’s potential coronavirus apocalypse could be squandering all the country’s early advantage in fighting the pandemic
Analysis Israel's Mismanagement of Coronavirus Testing Clouds Exit Strategy Talk
Officials have been imprudently pushing lockdowns instead of ramping up testing, ignoring efforts by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett
‘No Tenders in War’: Defense Minister Insists on Team-up With NSO to Battle Coronavirus
Naftali Bennett's party member Ayelet Shaked, who is close friends with NSO's president, backs defense minister’s initiative to cooperate with controversial company
Israel’s Justice Ministry Opposes ‘Unusual’ Collaboration With NSO to Fight Coronavirus
A joint venture led by defense chief Bennett to employ controversial spyware firm’s services to ‘grade’ coronavirus cases raises legal obstacles, officials say, while the Health Ministry says it’s unnecessary
Israeli Defense Ministry Teaming Up With Spyware Firm NSO to Fight Coronavirus
Authorities looking into tasking controversial firm with aggregating all information available to grade likelihood of any resident to have been exposed to the coronavirus
Israel Approves Plans for ‘Separate Road for Palestinians’ to Enable Settlement Construction
Following the revival of the controversial E-1 plan, which would cut parts of the northern West Bank off from the south, Defense Minister Bennett hails 'sovereignty road' construction
Israeli Defense Minister's Twitter Account Hacked; Feed Features Palestinian Flag
Naftali Bennett's office says hackers had access to his account for merely several seconds, but Pro-Turkish and Palestinian statements were seen on the minister's feed for at least seven minutes
Defense Chief Admits Israel Was Behind Damascus Attack That Killed Son of Islamic Jihad Official
Israel has so far not accepted responsibility for the November strike, although it has been attributed to it by foreign media outlets
Israeli Defense Minister Is Not Against Legislation to Block Netanyahu Trial
Naftali Bennett also voiced support for legislation that would let the Knesset override Supreme Court decisions
Israel's Defense Chief Claims 'Security Difficulties' in Bid to Block Palestinian Housing Development
Israel has no planning authority in the West Bank's Area B, which is under Palestinian civil jurisdiction
Trade War Over: Israel and Palestinian Authority Announce End to Agriculture Dispute
Parties break deadlock that saw Israel respond to a calf boycott with a series of increasingly stringent trade blockades on the West Bank and Gaza Strip
Israel Strikes Gaza After Rockets Fired at South End Several Days of Calm
Defense Ministry says restrictions on Gazans won't be lifted, days after military said they would be in response to Hamas saying it would halt attacks
Analysis Netanyahu Throws IED at Defense Chief Bennett, but It Could Be a Dud
Looming election throws caution into the wind, but the jabs and gung-ho rhetoric can’t conceal the almost unanimous support for a deal with Hamas
Israeli Defense Minister Orders Release of Jewish Teen From Administrative Detention
Sources in Bennett's office deny that he backtracked due to right-wing pressure, a day after signing the administrative detention order against 19-year-old Eliya Ben-David of Nof Hagail
Israeli Court Orders Arrest of Jewish Suspect Without Trial After He Was Freed From Detention
19-year-old is suspected of hurling a rock at a Palestinian and wounding him moderately ■ He was arrested via an administrative detention order, usually used against Palestinian suspects
Netanyahu Turns on Bennett, Asks Rabbis Not to Support Him in Secret Talks
Netanyahu tells rabbis that Bennett will ally with his chief rival, Benny Gantz, in a bid to gain their backing and ensure a wide, 61-member coalition after the March 2 election
Israel Strikes Gaza Targets After Rocket Fire
Rocket launched hours after Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to hit Gaza with a 'crushing blow'