Israel’s Parliament Knesset has approved Naftali Bennett as country’s new Prime Minister. With this development, Benjamin Netanyahu lost his 12-year-old grip on power.
- The new Prime Minister is a former aide to Netanyahu and is considered to the right of the outgoing leader.
- Bennett is a former tech entrepreneur who made millions before switching to, and getting deeply involved in, rightwing politics and a religious-nationalist political position.
- Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving Prime Minister, is on trial for fraud, and he fell short of obtaining majority support after the general election in March 2021.
