An
Israeli political figure. In 2012, Bennett became the leader of the
Jewish Home party, a right-wing, religious Zionist party. Formerly a software entrepreneur, Bennett entered politics in 2006 and is considered a strong future contender for Prime Minister. He initially served as Netanyahu's chief of staff, and then co-founded (with Ayelet Shaked a settlement-championing group called "My
Israel." In 2014, Bennett published an op-ed in the New York Times in which he stated that there should be no
Palestinian state and that 60% of
West Bank land should be annexed to Israel. In 2015, Bennett was appointed Minister of Education. See "
A newly hatched hawk flies high," The Economist, Jan 5, 2013; and "
Naftali Bennett West Bank annexation plan a wake up call for the West," John V. Whitbeck, Ma'an News Agency, November 8, 2014.