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Bye bye Bibi? The millionaire poised to be Israel’s next prime minister

The nationalist millionaire poised to topple Netanyahu

5 June 2021

9:00 AM

5 June 2021

9:00 AM

  Jerusalem

In April 2019, Naftali Bennett received an unpleasant surprise. As the votes were counted in Israel’s general election, it became clear that his New Right party had not passed the 3.25 per cent electoral threshold needed to stay in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Bennett had lost his seat, his new party had failed and his political career looked like it was over.

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