Naftali Bennett is the first Israeli Prime Minister who…
Naftali Bennett is the first Israeli Prime Minister who wears a yarmulke – which in Israel means he’s practicing Orthodox Judaism: Keeps kosher, visits a synagogue at least once a week, and avoids work on Saturdays, the Jewish Sabbath (except for vital assignments). This is the first time a religious Prime Minister governs Israel, as most of the country’s population considers itself secular (only practice significant holidays) or conservative/masortim (keeping kosher, but generally not very strict about the Sabbath)._x000D_
Does Naftali Bennett support the two-state solution?
_x000D_As part of the religious Zionism stream of ideology, Bennett is a strong opposer of the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinean conflict. All his predecessors, since 1992, at one point or another, supported a demilitarized Palestinean State.