EXPLAINER: Naftali Bennett, who was sworn on Sunday (NZT Monday) as Israel's new prime minister, embodies many of the contradictions that define the 73-year-old nation. Ariel Schalit/AP Israel's new prime minister Naftali Bennett embodies many of the contradictions that define the 73-year-old nation. Ariel Schalit/AP Israel's new prime minister Naftali Bennett shakes hands with outgoing prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Knesset session in Jerusalem. Ariel Schalit/AP Israeli politician Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid party sends greetings during a Knesset session in Jerusalem on Sunday. A Generational shiftBennett, a father of four and a modern Orthodox Jew, will be Israel's first prime minister who regularly wears a kippa, the skullcap worn by observant Jews.

Source: Stuff June 13, 2021 19:07 UTC