Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Naftali Bennett, arrived on Friday morning at the Russian city of Sochi for a formal meeting with Russia’s President Mr. Vladimir Putin. At the airport, he was welcomed by Rabbi Shalom Lazar, the city’s Chief Rabbi, who blessed him with success on behalf of the country’s entire Jewish population • Full Story, Photos

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett reacted Tuesday to his government’s failure to pass a Knesset motion renewing a law that bars Palestinian family reunification, accusing the opposition of “purposefully and directly” damaging Israel’s security. While the right-wing Likud and Religious Zionism opposition parties support the law in principle, they voted against extending it, along with the ultra-Orthodox parties and the Joint List, in order to embarrass the government • Full Story

“I am eternally grateful to Chabad,” Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was quoted as saying in an Arutz Sheva article published in February. “Thanks to Chabad of Montreal, my father, of blessed memory, and my mother and all of us became connected to Judaism” • Full Story 

Yamina leader Naftali Bennett surrendered to pressure from the Right to not form a government with Ra’am (United Arab List) head Mansour Abbas on Thursday, telling Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid the idea was off the table • Full Story

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party emerges from exit polls in Israel’s unprecedented fourth general election in two years as the Knesset’s biggest, but the incumbent remains shy of a clear majority • Full Story

In a open question forum on his Instagram account, Naftali Bennett, a longtime Israeli minister and politician who leads the Yamina party and is now running for Prime Minister of Israel, he was asked in Hebrew what he thinks of Chabad, read his response here • Full Story

The national-religious Yamina party announced on Sunday that it not joining the national-unity government formed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz and is joining the opposition • Full Story

Israel’s interim Defense Minister Naftali Bennett granted permission Sunday to make the Meoras Hamachpela in Chevron, accessible to the disabled • Full Story

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone with leaders of the National Camp parties and made it clear to them that preserving the National Camp is more important than ever during the current efforts to establish a unity government • Full Story

Today, Monday, the massive Tzivos Hashem rally in Eretz Yisroel, participated by thousands of boys and girls in honor of the Rebbe MH”M’s birthday, was honored to have the Minister of Education, Naftali Bennet • More Photos

On an interview with the Arab news station Al Jazeera, Israeli Education Minister, Naftali Bennett responded when asked about the Israeli Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling describing the West Bank as under “belligerent occupation”, Bennett called it a “political decision” and cited the Bible as proof of Israel’s right to the West Bank • Watch

Although Chabad is not necessarily promoting or voting for Bayit Yehudi led by Naftali Bennett. Bennett explains his fondness for Chabad and how the chassidus brought him to leading an observant lifestyle • Full Article