“There's 2 million Palestinians that govern themselves. They have their own parliament, their own government, their own elections, their own tax system. I don't want to govern the Palestinians; no one does. They already govern themselves.”

Israeli politician, businessman, and soldier

Naftali Bennett is an Israeli politician, businessman, and former soldier. Born in 1972, he served as prime minister of Israel from 2021 to 2022 and later as alternate prime minister for part of 2022. Bennett has also led several political parties. He headed The Jewish Home from 2012 to 2018, then the New Right from 2018 to 2022, and since 2025 he has led Bennett 2026, which is allied with Yesh Atid in the Together alliance. His public career is centered on Israeli politics and party leadership.