Naftali Bennett

Quick Facts

Full Name	Naftali Bennett
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1972(1972-03-25)
Age	52
Birthplace	Haifa
Country	Israel
Birth City	Haifa District
Horoscope	Pisces

Naftali Bennett Biography

Naftali Bennett is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 25, 1972 in Haifa, Haifa District, Israel. This high-ranking member from The Jewish Home served as Israel’s Minister for Economy and Minister for Religious Services since 2013.

From 2006 until 2008, he served as From 2006 until 2008, he served as Benjamin Netanyahu‘s Chief of Staff.’s Chief of Staff.

Naftali Bennett (Hebrew: נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט ; 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

Bennett was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1990. He served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan commando units as a company commander; he continues to serve in the reserves today with the rank of major. Bennett served in the Israeli security zone in Lebanon during the 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict. He took part in many operations, including Operation Grapes of Wrath. After his IDF service, Bennett received a law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During the 2006 Lebanon War he was called up as a reservist in the Maglan special forces unit and participated in a search and destroy mission behind enemy lines, operating against Hezbollah rocket launchers.

As the children of Jewish-Americans Jim Bennett and Myrna Bennett, he and his older brothers grew to be Israeli citizens. He had four children with his wife Gilat.

Naftali Bennett Net Worth

Naftali Bennett is one of the richest Politician from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naftali Bennett 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of the Israeli Defense Forces before he entered politics.

He is well-known for his opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state.

Naftali Bennett was born in Haifa, Israel, on 25 March 1972. He is the youngest of three sons born to Jim and Myrna Bennett, American Jewish immigrants who moved to Israel from San Francisco in 1967, a month after the Six-Day War. His father’s Jewish roots come from Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands. His maternal grandparents moved to San Francisco from Poland 20 years before the outbreak of World War II, and relocated to Israel as seniors, settling on Vitkin Street in Haifa. Some of his mother’s other family members who remained in Poland were murdered in the Holocaust. Both of Bennett’s parents observed Modern Orthodox Judaism. After moving to Israel, they volunteered for a few months at kibbutz Dafna, where they studied the Hebrew language, then settled in the Ahuza neighborhood of Haifa. Jim Bennett was a successful real estate broker turned real estate entrepreneur. Myrna Bennett was the deputy director general of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel’s northern program. When Bennett was four, the family moved to Montreal for two years as part of his father’s job. Upon returning to Haifa, Bennett began attending Carmel elementary school. When he was in second grade, the family moved to New Jersey for two years, again as part of his father’s job. The family returned to Haifa when Bennett was ten.

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Who is Naftali Bennett Dating?

According to our records, Naftali Bennett married to Gilat Bennett. As of December 1, 2023, Naftali Bennett’s is not dating anyone.

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In April 2011, together with Ayelet Shaked, he co-founded My Israel, which claims to have 94,000 Israeli members. In April 2012 he founded a movement named “Yisraelim” – i. e., “Israelis”. The movement’s main goals include increasing Zionism among centre-right supporters, increasing dialogue between the religious and secular communities, and promoting “The Israel Stability Initiative”. Subsequently, Bennett resigned from the Likud and joined The Jewish Home, while announcing his candidacy for the party leadership. In the internal elections on 6 November 2012 he won 67% of the vote, and was elected head of The Jewish Home. In the 2013 legislative elections Bennett led the party to win 12 seats in the 19th Knesset.

Facts & Trivia

Naftali Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Naftali Bennett celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.

In January 2013 Bennett said, “There is not going to be a Palestinian state within the tiny land of Israel”, referring to the area from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea. “It’s just not going to happen. A Palestinian state would be a disaster for the next 200 years.”