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Bennett Aims for Female Majority in Knesset Revival

12/8/2025

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Naftali Bennett, former Israeli prime minister, campaigns to regain his office ahead of elections due by October 2026.
He notes that six of his party’s nine co-founders are women at a Tel Aviv women's headquarters conference.
Bennett seeks a female-majority Knesset slate and 50% of public service roles for women within five years.
He says vetting has improved after past failures, and polls project his party could win 21 seats.

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Naftali Bennett, former Israeli prime minister, campaigns to regain his office ahead of elections due by October 2026.
He notes that six of his party’s nine co-founders are women at a Tel Aviv women's headquarters conference.
Bennett seeks a female-majority Knesset slate and 50% of public service roles for women within five years.
He says vetting has improved after past failures, and polls project his party could win 21 seats.