The rise of Naftali Bennett, Israel's likely next PM

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Naftali Bennett, who appears likely to become Israel’s next prime minister, is a former commando and self-made tech millionaire who says he is further to the right than Benjamin Netanyahu and rejects the concept of a Palestinian state.

Mr Bennett has long held ambitions to be prime minister, but his expected nomination is remarkable given his right-wing nationalist party, Yamina, won only a handful of seats in the last general election.

Despite his faction coming joint fifth, with

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