Who is Naftali Bennett, Israel's new Prime Minister? know here

The new Israel PM, Naftali Bennett, is opposed to Palestinian independence and strongly supports Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians and much of the international community see as a major obstacle to peace.

Jerusalem: Naftali Bennett, who was sworn in Sunday as Israel's new prime minister, embodies many of the contradictions that define the 73-year-old nation. Naftali, a champion of the settlement movement who lives in a Tel Aviv suburb, is a religious Jew who made millions in the mostly secular hi-tech sector, said an AP report. A former ally of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has partnered with centrist and left-wing parties to end his 12-year rule, Naftali's ultranationalist Yamina party won just seven seats in the 120-member Knesset in March elections-the fourth such vote in two years, said the AP report.  He reportedly refused to commit to Netanyahu or his opponents and positioned himself as kingmaker. Even after one member of his religious nationalist party abandoned him to protest the new coalition deal, Naftali ended up with the crown.