Now he has just a handful of seats in the Israeli parliament - but Naftali Bennett could soon become the country's next Prime Minister - as part of a power sharing deal with the opposition leader Yair Lapid.
Mr Bennett has emerged as kingmaker in a loose coalition of parties united mainly by their desire to get rid of the long serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who so far he's been unable to form a majority with his traditional allies - and is in the midst of a corruption trial.
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Mr Bennett has emerged as kingmaker in a loose coalition of parties united mainly by their desire to get rid of the long serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who so far he's been unable to form a majority with his traditional allies - and is in the midst of a corruption trial.
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