INVITATION: Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Tues Feb 10

Tel Aviv International Salon, presents:

Naftali Bennett, Former Prime Minister of the State of Israel

In-English Talk + Q&A & Hanging at the Bar

RSVP: Above on Eventbrite

Cost: FREE, but tickets are limited

Date: Tuesday February 10th 2026

Venue: Cappella, 28 HaArba’a St, Hagag South Tower, 14th Floor, TLV

Who: Young adults from all over Israel & the globe, 20s & 30s Only

Note that per Shabak security concerns, we need to ask for your TZ or Passport #

This event will be off the record to media. Press requests email: [email protected]

About Our Speaker: Naftali Bennett

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was born in Haifa on March 25, 1972, the third and youngest brother in his family. His parents, Jim and Myrna Bennett, made Aliyah to Israel in 1967 immediately after the Six Day War. Over the next few years, the family moved to Canada and back to the USA, eventually settling in Israel. Prime Minister Bennett attended the Yavne Yeshiva High School in Haifa, was a member of the Tehiya youth movement and was a youth leader in Haifa's Carmel neighborhood branch of the Bnei Akiva Zionist youth movement.

Naftali Bennett was drafted to the IDF special forces in 1990, where he served in the General Staff Reconnaissance Unit, Sayeret Matkal. After completing his officer's training, he transferred to Maglan, where he served as a platoon commander, and later as a company commander.

In 1999, he founded, together with three partners, a start-up company in the field of information security called Cyota. He served as the company's CEO until it was sold in 2005 to RSA for $145 million. In 1999 he married Gilat. Over the years, the couple had four children: Yoni, Michal, Avigail and David. They also have a dog, Lychee.

Between 2006 and 2008, Bennett served as Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff and ran his campaign for the Likud primary election. In 2010, Bennett was appointed director of the Yesha Council. In 2012, Naftali Bennett decided to join Israeli politics. In 2013, in the elections for the 19th Knesset, the Jewish Home party, under Bennett's leadership, won 12 seats. That year, he was appointed Minister of Economy, Minister of Religious Services, Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, Chair of the Cost of Living Cabinet and a member of the State Security Cabinet.

In 2018, together with Ayelet Shaked, he founded the New Right party. In 2019, Bennett was appointed Minister of Defense, and became the youngest person to serve in that position in the history of the State of Israel. Bennett became Prime Minister of Israel on June 13, 2021, following a vote in the Knesset that ended Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure. He was sworn into office , leading a diverse coalition government with Yair Lapid as his rotation partner.

About Our Organization: Tel Aviv International Salon

Tel Aviv International Salon is the largest speakers forum in Israel. Our nonprofit was established in 2009 to provide a thought provoking nonpartisan platform for Tel Aviv's young adult community. The Salon curates a unique space to debate and discuss global politics, history, economics, social and cultural issues with a diverse range of engaging decision makers and influencers. We are honest brokers working hard to highlight the leading voices leading Israel and the world.

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