The New Israeli Leader's Game Plan: Charm And Muddling Through
In their first meeting, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and President Biden appeared eager to move on from the contentious years of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jerusalem correspondent Daniel Estrin traveled with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and reported this story from Washington.
Israel's new prime minister, Naftali Bennett, was unexpectedly marooned last Friday night in the Willard InterContinental hotel in Washington, D.C., sharing Bible stories and anecdotes about his sudden rise to power around a hastily prepared salmon buffet.
"Two years ago, I don't know if you know, but I didn't make the threshold. Did you hear about that?" said Bennett, 49, referencing his well-known failure to enter parliament in the April 2019 elections. "Everyone was depressed about it. I didn't take it to heart.
