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<ul><li>The <keyword id="6368586" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="mou" source="Orion">MoU</keyword> will allow <keyword id="76451" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="adani" source="Orion">Adani</keyword> businesses to access tech solutions provided by Israeli start-ups. </li><li>The collaboration will span across climate change, cyber, AI, IoT, 5G, agriculture, all of which are core businesses for Adani. </li><li>The <keyword id="6367820" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="adani-group" source="Orion">Adani group</keyword> recently acquired Israel’s <keyword id="14454776" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="haifa-port" source="Orion">Haifa port</keyword> in July for $1.18 billion. </li></ul>Adani Enterprises today signed an MoU with the <keyword id="4735589" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="israel-innovation-authority" source="Orion">Israel Innovation Authority</keyword> (IIA), a public funded agency overseeing innovation. The MoU will allow Adani businesses to access tech solutions provided by Israeli start-ups. The collaboration will span across climate change, cyber, AI, IoT, 5G, agriculture – all of which are core businesses for Adani. The MoU with Israel comes weeks after the Adani group acquired Israel’s Haifa port in July for $1.18 billion. It aims to establish better trade lines between India, Europe and the Middle East. “The Haifa Port acquisition demonstrates the Adani Group’s commitment to Israel. What Adani offers is the broadest sandbox of multiple B2B and B2C industries to multiple tech companies in Israel. It is a classic supply-demand match between two nations that have always shared very strong bonds,” said <keyword id="1033941" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="karan-adani" source="Orion">Karan Adani</keyword>, CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ. The Adani Group will screen and select Israeli start-ups to develop innovative solutions in the tech space. “The Adani Group is a partner of choice for any Israeli startup looking to tap into the world’s fastest growing economy – India,” said <keyword id="14637992" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="dror-bin" source="Orion">Dror Bin</keyword>, CEO, Israel Innovation Authority. In an annual general meeting of Adani Enterprises held in July, <keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="gautam-adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword>, chairman, Adani group <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/our-groups-combined-market-cap-exceeds-200-billion-says-gautam-adani/articleshow/93130894.cms">claimed</a> that the combined market capitalization of his companies exceeded $200 billion this year. The group intends to digitally integrate its current and future businesses by linking its data centers through submarine and terrestrial cables alongside industrial level 5G connectivity. It wants to build the largest industrial operations cloud in the world for its 400 million strong consumer base. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/vi-betting-on-tariff-hike-as-it-lost-over-10-million-every-day-in-q1-fy23/articleshow/93348828.cms">VI betting on tariff hike as it lost over $10 million every day in Q1 FY23</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/no-festival-cheer-ahead-for-fortune-oils-rural-sales-says-adani-wilmar-ceo/articleshow/93349076.cms">No festival cheer ahead for Fortune Oil’s rural sales, says Adani Wilmar CEO</a>

Adani group signs MoU for access to cutting-edge tech of Israeli startups

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Indian billionaire Karan Adani announced plans to challenge Chinese dominance in global seaports.</li><li>Adani Ports has received "in-principle" approval for a $2 billion project in Da Nang, Vietnam.</li></ul>Karan Adani, the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gautam-adani-succession-planning-sons-nephews-take-over-retirement-handover-2024-8">son of one of Asia's richest men</a>, wants to loosen China's grip on seaports and transform India into a major trading hub."We are working on making India the center point of the overall supply chain from east to west," said Karan in an interview with <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/adani-ports-aims-to-grow-india-into-global-trading-hub-in-challenge-to-china">Bloomberg</a> for their "Inside Adani" series.Karan, who is the CEO of Adani Ports, said that the company had received an "in-principle" from the Vietnamese government for a potential $2 billion greenfield project in Da Nang.This would be the latest addition to the Adani Ports' portfolio. In 2022, it <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/with-haifa-port-acquisition-adani-sets-its-eyes-on-opportunities-in-europe/article65643118.ece">won a joint bid</a> on the Israel government's tender to buy the Haifa Port for $1.2 billion.It also owns port assets in Colombo in Sri Lanka and the Port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.<h2 id="b168f51e-af17-4dfd-93ff-9422bbccd00f">Loosening China's grip</h2>India has long feared that China is surrounding its country with ports. The trade infrastructure in the Indian Ocean is often referred to as China's "string of pearls".China's <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-spends-twice-us-but-belt-road-initiative-losing-steam-2021-9">Belt and Road initiative</a> (also referred to as the New Silk Road) involves buying up multiple ports across the world to build a sea route running from the coast of China through the major transit route of the Indian Ocean and the busiest maritime points of the Middle East, and ending in Europe.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/china-ports-trade-military-navy/">According to the Washington Post</a>, the majority of investments in Chinese-owned ports have been made by companies owned by the Chinese government, which would make the Chinese Communist Party the biggest operator of the ports that fuel global supply chains.The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.cfr.org/tracker/china-overseas-ports">Council on Foreign Relations states</a> that China operates or has ownership stakes in at least one port in every continent except Antarctica. 92 out of the 101 ports were active as of 2023.The <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.ft.com/content/a7c2b2f6-e106-436d-a599-cfcc69d18b05">Financial Times</a> cited a report by the Qianzhan Industrial Research Institute stating that China invested at least $40bn in coastal port infrastructure between 2016 and 2021.It also showed that China has 76 port terminals able to support large ships carrying more than 14,000 20ft containers, while south and south-east Asian countries have just 31 between them.<a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.fortuneindia.com/enterprise/adani-kerala-to-fast-track-vizhinjam-port-completion-with-rs-20000-crore-investment/117536">Fortune India reported</a> that so far, 75% of India's transshipped cargo is handled by ports outside the country.The Adani Group wants to change that.<h2 id="f5591fc4-d44e-43a5-90bb-81fe08ef0678">Making India the world's factory</h2>The company has openly aligned its business interests with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development agenda of making India the world's factory.Earlier this month, it welcomed the first mother ship in the first phase of its port in Vizhinjam harbor, a project undertaken with the state government of Kerala in India.Expected to reach completion in 2028, the seaport aims to handle up to half of India's container transshipment needs.According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani Enterprises, the group's main company, reported revenue of $11.6 billion in 2024, and Karan Adani's father, Gautam Adani, owns a 75% stake.The 62-year-old is worth over $80 billion and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gautam-adani-succession-planning-sons-nephews-take-over-retirement-handover-2024-8">announced his succession plan</a> on Monday — naming his sons Karan and Jeet and nephews Pranav and Sagar as heirs to the Adani Group.The Adani family have previously faced scrutiny for their close ties to Modi, and allegations of preferential treatment from the Modi government.The Adanis frame the association as a desire to improve the country, with the Chairman's Message on the Adani Group website promising to "foray into sectors where the country needs to establish a foothold," and affirming that they will "look at these opportunities as part of our national duty."

An Indian billionaire has an audacious plan to take down part of China's economic masterplan

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Footage released by the IDF showed members of the navy's "Snapir" unit fighting off Hamas militants.</li><li>The video was filmed on October 7 during Hamas' surprise wave of attacks on Israel.</li></ul>Video footage released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday showed members of the navy's "Snapir" unit fighting off Hamas militants attempting to launch an attack on Israel via the sea.The Palestinian militant group Hamas' sea attack came as part of a wider wave of surprise attacks by land, sea, and air on October 7. The group fired a barrage of rockets into Israel while it sent armed paragliders and gunmen into Israeli territory, leading to the deaths of at least 1,300 Israelis and up to 150 being taken hostage. The footage appears to show Israeli troops shooting and throwing grenades or depth charges from Defender-class boats at Hamas fighters.<div type="image" title="IDF Snapir video" height="1541" width="2055" msid="104444981" hostid="261" sizebytes="22704"></div>The Hamas speedboat had been destroyed by forces from Israel's 916th Patrol Squadron using Dvora-class patrol boats, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-footage-shows-harbor-security-unit-foiling-hamas-naval-infiltration-on-october-7/">The Times of Israel</a> reported. The insurgents on-board were thrown into the Mediterranean Sea and then attempted to swim toward the coast, the IDF said."Israeli Navy 'Snapir' Unit opened fire on terrorists who were swimming toward the shoreline in an attempt to infiltrate Israel by sea," the IDF said in an X, formerly known as Twitter, post about the incident."Soldiers thwarted a number of terrorists, preventing them from reaching the coastline," it added.<div type="image" title="IDF Snapir video" height="1541" width="2055" msid="104444982" hostid="261" sizebytes="20922"></div>Israel has three Snapir units with bases in the Mediterranean ports of Haifa and Ashdod and another at Eilat, a busy port on the Red Sea, <a href="https://www.defensenews.com/2015/04/28/israeli-snapir-units-defend-maritime-borders/">Defense News</a> reported. It acts as a security force for the ports while also carrying out border patrols and underwater operations, per the site.The Israeli navy will be boosted by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-warships-aircraft-joining-us-navy-carrier-strike-group-israel-2023-10">British warships, surveillance aircraft, and elite Royal Marines</a> arriving in the eastern Mediterranean.The US also sent its USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the region on its first full deployment in a sign of support for Israel, as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-newest-supercarrier-deployment-unexpected-turn-israel-crisis-2023-10" rel="">Insider previously reported</a>. It's also deploying several state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jets to the region to help deter Iran — which has backed Hamas and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah — and prevent the war from deepening and potentially spilling into a wider conflict in the area.Israel's retaliation for the October 7 Hamas offensive has targetted Gaza with a massive bombardment that has left 2,383 Palestinians dead and 10,814 injured on Sunday morning, according to Palestinian health ministry sources, per Reuters.

IDF video shows Israeli navy unit spraying machine gun fire at Hamas fighters 'swimming' toward coast

<ul><li><keyword id="111343" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gautam-Adani" source="Orion">Gautam Adani</keyword>, India’s richest and the world’s third richest person, has been crowned ‘Asia’s busiest dealmaker’ by Bloomberg.</li><li><keyword id="76451" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="adani" source="Orion">Adani</keyword> stands out for being the only person on the Bloomberg billionaires list to have gained wealth this year – he added $44.6 billion to his wealth while the other nine combined lost $259.3 billion.</li><li>Key among Adani’s deals this year were the $10.5 billion ACC and Ambuja Cements acquisition from Swiss construction giant Holcim, and Israel’s Haifa port purchase.</li></ul>Gautam Adani’s rise to the top echelons of the world’s richest people has been meteoric. Adani is also the only person in the top ten in the Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index to have actually added to his wealth this year His group companies – spanning ports and energy – have been firing on all cylinders and making both Adani as well as other investors richer – Adani added $44.6 billion to his wealth in 2022 till date. In contrast, the other nine billionaires on Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index cumulatively lost $259.3 billion in the period. Overall, the seven listed Adani Group companies have added ₹8.55 lakh crore in market capitalisation this year. This stellar growth in his wealth saw him briefly rank as the second-richest person in the world, only behind Elon Musk. Currently ranked third on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Adani’s wealth is estimated at $121 billion, down from a peak of $150 billion, scaled in September this year. French business magnate and LVMH founder Bernard Arnault – with $165 billion and Elon Musk – with $138 billion are the only two people richer than Adani. Often pitted against India’s other richest man Mukesh Ambani, Adani has left Reliance Industries’ chief – whose wealth is estimated at $86.9 billion – far behind in the race of the richest. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="‘Asia’s busiest dealmaker’" comment="subhead" text="‘Asia’s busiest dealmaker’">‘Asia’s busiest dealmaker’</cmsannotation> Success of the Ahmedabad-born Adani’s business empire has helped him top the list of the sixth edition of the ‘Bloomberg 50’ –a list <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-bloomberg-50/">of the most</a> influential people in global business this year. His aggressive acquisitions during the year have also earned him the tag of ‘Asia’s busiest dealmaker,’ with the crown jewel being the acquisition of cement giants ACC and Ambuja Cements from Swiss construction major Holcim for $10.5 billion. So far in 2022, Gautam Adani has struck deals across the ports, construction, media and energy businesses. Adani started the year with the listing of Adani Wilmar, an FMCG company, on the bourses in February. This was just in time to leverage the benefits of the Russia-Ukraine war, which sent edible oil prices boiling and<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/adani-wilmar-revenue-rockets-fuelled-by-boiling-edible-oil-prices/articleshow/91260794.cms"> boosted</a> the company’s revenue and stock price. Later in July, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone announced it had won a tender to privatise Israel’s Haifa port in a deal valued at $1.18 billion. “In the long run, this is a tremendous port as we anticipate Israel becoming a connection both for Europe and the Middle East, and therefore we stand to benefit from the new possible trade lanes that will be created,” said Karan Adani, CEO, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, announcing the purchase. The biggest deal of the year for the Adani Group, was the $10.5 billion acquisition of ACC and Ambuja Cements from Holcim in September. Together, these two companies propelled the Adani Group to become the<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/heres-why-adani-and-jsw-group-are-racing-to-acquire-ambuja-cements-and-acc-from-holcim/articleshow/91465197.cms"> second-largest cement maker</a> in the country in terms of market capitalization, only behind UltraTech Cement. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="$70-billion green energy ambitions and the ‘over-leveraged’ concerns" comment="subhead" text="$70-billion green energy ambitions and the ‘over-leveraged’ concerns">$70-billion green energy ambitions and the ‘over-leveraged’ concerns</cmsannotation> In September this year, Adani also announced an ambitious $70 billion new energy plan that would see the conglomerate setting up three giga factories – one each to manufacture solar modules, wind turbines and hydrogen electrolysers – by 2030. However, the billionaire faced a bazooka from CreditSights, a Fitch Ratings company, which came out with a<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/gautam-adanis-overly-ambitious-growth-plans-can-spiral-into-a-massive-debt-trap-fitch/articleshow/93725014.cms"> report</a> stating that the Adani Group’s ambitious growth plans could spiral into a debt trap. This spooked investors, resulting in the Adani Group companies<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/adani-group-sheds-94000-crore-in-value-after-a-report-says-its-deeply-over-leveraged/articleshow/93728528.cms"> shedding ₹94,000 crore</a> market capitalisation in a single day. A couple of weeks later, though, the research firm<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/creditsights-tones-down-its-comments-on-adani-groups-debt-position-after-a-meeting-with-the-company/articleshow/94071491.cms"> toned down</a> its comments, revising estimates about the cash flow position of two group companies. More recently, the group’s flagship Adani Enterprises <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/adani-to-raise-rs-20000-cr-through-fresh-share-issue/articleshow/95764529.cms">received</a> board approval to raise ₹20,000 crore via a follow-on public offer (FPO), pending shareholder approval, according to its stock exchange filing. These funds will be used for the Adani group’s green energy and digital business ambitions. All in all, it has been a busy year for Gautam Adani – from starting the year with a wealth of $77 billion to becoming the third-richest person in the world. It remains to be seen if 2023 will be the year Adani becomes the world’s richest person. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/ice-cubes-to-gulab-jamuns-and-50-lakh-kilos-of-organic-fruits-and-veggies-how-india-swiggyd-in-2022/articleshow/96275305.cms">Ice cubes to gulab jamuns and 50 lakh kilos of organic fruits and veggies – how India Swiggy’d in 2022</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/indian-economy-to-outpace-world-average-growth-in-2023-can-it-duck-global-headwinds/articleshow/96256621.cms">Indian economy to outpace world average growth in 2023 – Can it duck global headwinds?</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tpg-to-acquire-adar-poonawalla-led-groups-housing-finance-arm-at-3900-crore-valuation/articleshow/96256578.cms">TPG to acquire Adar Poonawalla-led group’s housing finance arm at ₹3,900 crore valuation</a>

Gautam Adani: Man of the year

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An iron <keyword id="12346430" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sword" source="Orion">sword</keyword> dating back to 1100 has been found off the coast of <keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel" source="Orion">Israel</keyword>. </li><li>An unsuspecting diver was on a scuba dive when he came across the treasure. </li></ul>A 900-year-old sword has been found by a scuba diver off the coast of Israel. The nearly 4-foot long iron sword, which had become home for a cluster of marine organisms, was thought to have belonged to a Crusader who sailed to the Holy Land in 1100 AD. Israel's Antiquities Authority said the diver was on a weekend dive in northern Israel when he spotted a trove of ancient treasures that included anchors, pottery, and a meter-long sword.<div type="image" title="israel diver sword crusades" height="2673" width="3564" msid="87237858" hostid="261"></div>Experts say the area, a natural cove near the port city of Haifa, was used as a shelter for ancient ships and therefore is now the site of many archaeological finds.To save the sword from being lost within the shifting sand, the diver took it ashore and delivered it to government experts at Israel's Antiquities Authority, according to AP. "It was found encrusted with marine organisms, but is apparently made of iron," said Nir Distelfeld, an inspector in the authority's robbery prevention unit, told AP. "It is exciting to encounter such a personal object, taking you 900 years back in time to a different era, with knights, armor, and swords."<div type="image" title="israel diver sword crusades" height="2000" width="4000" msid="87237859" hostid="261"></div>The diver, Shlomi Katzin, has been given a certificate of appreciation for good citizenship after his historic find.<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/diver-pulls-900-year-old-crusader-sword-from-seafloor/">The Times of Israel reports</a> that the Government has confirmed the sword will be displayed to the public once it is fully analyzed.

'Beautiful' 900-year-old Crusader sword discovered by diver off the coast of Israel

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Jerusalem, Apr 13 (AFP) Israel's former chief rabbi Eliahou Bakshi-Doron, who was known for promoting interfaith dialogue, died Sunday of the new coronavirus, the Shaare Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem said. Bakshi-Doron, 79, was the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel between 1993 and 2003. Born in Jerusalem in 1941, he was chief rabbi of the northern port city of Haifa for 18 years before being elected chief rabbi of Israel. He met Pope John Paul II in 2000 during the pontiff's visit to Israel, sparking criticism from some ultra-Orthodox rabbis. An advocate of interfaith dialogue, he increased engagement with Muslim and Christian leaders. His reputation was, however, somewhat tarnished when he was handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for corruption and breach of trust in 2017. The rabbi was hospitalised some days ago but suffered from pre-existing conditions that led to his condition deteriorating, the hospital said in a statement. (AFP) SMNSMN

Israel's former chief rabbi dies of coronavirus

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Pending a Knesset vote, <keyword id="1595296" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Naftali-Bennett">Naftali Bennett</keyword> will become <keyword id="6355882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="israel">Israel</keyword>'s next prime minister.</li><li>He was raised by two UC Berkeley graduates and has lived in Israel, Canada, and the US.</li><li>The right-wing multimillionaire was also controversially involved in the 1996 "Qana Massacre" of 106 civilians.</li></ul>Israel's longest-serving prime minister, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/human-factor-dror-moreh-israel-palestine-peace-process-hamas-netanyahu-2021-5">Benjamin Netanyahu</a>, could soon be out of office after an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netanyahu-bennett-israel-coalition-to-unseat-2021-5">unlikely coalition of eight opposition parties</a> successfully <a href="https://www.businessinsider.co.za/netanyahu-rivals-deal-oust-israel-prime-minister-after-12-years-2021-6">reached a deal to form a new government</a>.If the coalition is ratified in Israel's Knesset on Sunday afternoon, Netanyahu will be replaced as prime minister by his former Chief of Staff and the head of the right-wing Yamina party- Naftali Bennett.Bennett, an ultra-nationalist multimillionaire, would serve as prime minister for two years before handing over to the Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid.With Bennett poised to take the reigns imminently, many are wondering who the prime minister-in-waiting actually is.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/human-factor-dror-moreh-israel-palestine-peace-process-hamas-netanyahu-2021-5">'Netanyahu owes his career to Hamas' - 'The Human Factor' director Dror Moreh talks about the rise and fall of the Israel and Palestine peace process</a><h2>Both of his parents are graduates of the University of California, Berkeley</h2>Bennett was born in the port city Haifa in 1972. He descends from Holocaust survivors on his mother's side and has Polish, German, and Dutch roots, according to <a href="https://www.haaretz.com./.premium-deconstructing-naftali-bennett-growing-up-to-be-a-leader-1.5225030">Haaretz</a>.His parents, Myrna and Jim Bennett, are American but now live in Haifa. They visited Israel for a vacation after the Six-Day War in 1967 and ended up settling, according to <a href="https://www.jweekly.com/2010/10/08/man-from-longtime-s-f-family-now-a-settlement-leader/">The Jewish News of Northern California</a>. Bennett's father is a fifth-generation San Franciscan, the paper reported.His parents are graduates of the University of California, Berkeley, and were "left-wingers" until they moved to Israel and embraced nationalism, his mother told <a href="https://www.haaretz.com./.premium-deconstructing-naftali-bennett-growing-up-to-be-a-leader-1.5225030">Haaretz</a>."In the US, we were against the Vietnam War. We went to Berkeley. We were automatically like left-wingers. When we came to Israel, I felt I loved the place I was living in," she said in a 2013 interview.Bennett and his two brothers, Asher and Daniel, were raised in a modern Orthodox Jewish home in Haifa. A childhood friend told <a href="https://www.haaretz.com./.premium-deconstructing-naftali-bennett-growing-up-to-be-a-leader-1.5225030">Haaretz</a> that Bennett grew up in an atmosphere that was "very Zionist, right-wing."He attended a religious, co-educational school. He didn't excel academically, <a href="https://www.haaretz.com./.premium-deconstructing-naftali-bennett-growing-up-to-be-a-leader-1.5225030">according to a former teacher.</a><div type="image" title="Naftali Bennett praying" height="2920" width="3893" msid="83282003" hostid="261"></div><h2>He was involved in the 'Qana Massacre' that killed 106 civilians</h2>Bennett began his compulsory military service with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in 1990. He served in the Sayeret Matkal - the special forces unit tasked with counter-terrorism missions and hostage rescue outside of Israel's borders - and as a company commander of the elite Maglan unit, <a href="https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Wisdom-is-in-the-timing-610770">The Jerusalem Post reported</a>. Maglan is a secretive reconnaissance unit that specializes in using advanced technology and weaponry behind enemy lines, according to <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4677041,00.html">Ynet</a>.His role in one military operation, known as the Operation Grapes of Wrath or the April Aggression, is particularly controversial.In April 1996, Bennett was the commander of a Maglan unit of 67 soldiers. While in Qana, a village in Southern Lebanon, his unit came under mortar fire from Hezbollah fighters.The attackers reportedly fled into a nearby United Nations compound sheltering hundreds of Lebanese civilians. Bennett radioed for support against the Hezbollah mortar team, according to <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-defends-actions-during-1996-lebanon-operation/">The Times of Israel, </a>and the IDF artillery fired 36 high explosive shells in retaliation. But 13 shells struck the UN compound, killing 106 civilians in what is now called the "Qana Massacre."<div type="image" title="Qana Massacre 1996" height="1039" width="1385" msid="83282006" hostid="261"></div>In the lead-up to the 2015 Israeli elections, Israeli journalist Ravid Drucker cited an anonymous "senior army figure" report that said Bennett's radio call for support was "hysterical" and showed poor judgment, The Times of Israel reported.Bennett called Drucker's charges a "vanity of vanities, nonsense, a pile of bulls--t." Other officers familiar with the incident dismissed the charges and said that Bennett displayed "level-headedness," according to <a href="http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Bennett-calls-Kfar-Kana-massacre-accusations-a-coordinated-and-orchestrated-campaign-386829">The Jerusalem Post.</a>Bennett would go on to boast: "I already killed lots of Arabs in my life, and there is absolutely no problem with that," he said, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-says-palestinian-incitement-could-undermine-peace-talks/2014/01/06/f8964eae-76f9-11e3-a647-a19deaf575b3_story.html">The Washington Post</a>. He claims to have been misquoted, <a href="http://news.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=997224">Israeli media reported</a>.Bennett is still a reservist, ranked as a major, and was called up during the 2006 Lebanon War, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131222112613/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/thoroughly-modern-minister-naftali-bennett-looks-east-for-israels-future/story-e6frg6so-1226787697967">The Australian</a> said.<h2>Bennett led Wikipedia workshops on how to make the website more Israel-friendly</h2>After his military service, Bennett studied for <a href="https://www.knesset.gov.il/lexicon/eng/Naftali_Bennett_eng.htm">a law degree</a> at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.In 1999, he married <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-blasts-pm-after-reported-effort-to-smear-his-wife/">his wife Gilat</a> - a professional pastry chef from a secular Israeli family. The couple has four children.In the early 2000s, he moved to New York City to launch his career as a software entrepreneur and lived in the affluent Upper East Side of Manhattan, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131222112613/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/thoroughly-modern-minister-naftali-bennett-looks-east-for-israels-future/story-e6frg6so-1226787697967">The New Yorker</a> reported. He co-founded an anti-fraud software company, Cyota, which he eventually <a href="https://www.rsa.com/en-us/company/news">sold in 2005 to RSA Security for $145 million</a>.He returned to Israel as a reservist in 2006 and then embarked on a political career. He served as Netanyahu's Chief of Staff from 2006 to 2008. He also helped Netanyahu win his primary campaign to lead the Likud party in 2007.In 2009, he became the CEO of Soluto - a now-defunct software company. He eventually stood down from the role to become director-general of the Yesha Council - a pro-settlement group of organizations.In 2010, he co-founded a right-wing political organization, My Israel, with Zionist firebrand Ayelet Shaked. The group, along with the Yesha Council, worked to propagate right-wing Zionism online. They launched workshops to teach participants how to rewrite Wikipedia articles to make them more pro-Israel, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups?INTCMP=SRCH">The Guardian reported in 2010.</a>In 2012, Bennett left Likud - the party currently chaired by Netanyahu - and joined the Orthodox Jewish, pro-settlement Jewish Home party.<div type="image" title="Naftali Bennett speaking as head of the Jewish Home party" height="3456" width="4608" msid="83282007" hostid="261"></div>In 2013, he became the party leader with 67 percent of the vote and later won 12 seats in Israel's Knesset. He renounced his American citizenship to join the Knesset, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/18/wikipedia-editing-zionist-groups?INTCMP=SRCH">The Jerusalem Post</a> reported.He was appointed Minister of the Economy, Minister of Religious Services, and, later, the Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, serving under prime minister Netanyahu.While acting as a minister in these roles, Bennett sold Soluto for $130 million in 2013, according to <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/.premium-bennett-gets-windfall-from-high-tech-exit-1.5282368">Haaretz</a>. He pocketed millions from the sale, the paper said.In 2015, he was re-elected and became Minister of Education. In this role, he banned schools from inviting organizations that condemned Israel's actions in the occupied West Bank, <a href="http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4899163,00.html">Ynet reported</a>. <h2>Tensions between Bennett and Netanyahu </h2>Bennett had previously viewed Netanyahu as his mentor. He looked up to him so much that he even named his eldest son, Yoni, after Netanyahu's brother, who was killed in 1976, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/naftali-bennett-right-wing-millionaire-who-may-end-netanyahu-era-2021-05-30/">Reuters reported</a>.Their working relationship soured after a mysterious falling out in 2008 at the end of Bennett's tenure as his chief of staff, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/naftali-bennett-is-netanyahus-former-protege-now-successor/2021/06/02/966f8edc-c3f1-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html">The Washington Post.</a> The argument was, according to Israeli media reports, related to Netanyahu's wife, Sara.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/naftali-bennett-is-netanyahus-former-protege-now-successor/2021/06/02/966f8edc-c3f1-11eb-89a4-b7ae22aa193e_story.html"></a>A year later, they clashed again after Bennett criticized Netanyahu for slowing down settlement construction, the Post added.In 2018, tensions between Netanyahu and Bennett escalated. Bennett wanted to be Defense Minister but was thwarted by Netanyahu, who then took the job for himself, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-politics-election/israels-netanyahu-takes-over-defense-job-as-coalition-falters-idUSKCN1NL1KY">Reuters reported</a>.Bennett announced that his party, Jewish Home, would leave Netanyahu's government. He later reneged and remained in the coalition, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-says-he-wont-resign-reneging-on-ultimatum/">The Times of Israel</a> reported.<div type="image" title="Naftali Bennett, left, and Benjamin Netanyahu, right" height="3840" width="5119" msid="83282008" hostid="261"></div> He then shocked the nation by splitting from Jewish Home to form the <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-shaked-expected-to-announce-break-from-jewish-home-form-new-party/">anti-Palestinian New Right</a> party in 2018. The party failed to win any seats, and the New Right formed an electoral coalition with minor right-wing, religious parties to bolster their electoral chances. This became known as Yamina, which <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-fires-shaked-and-bennett-in-interim-government-reshuffle/">won seven seats in the March 2021 election</a> under Bennett's leadership.Yamina's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ayelet.benshaul.shaked/posts/2275277012590712">core principles</a> include opposing the establishment of a Palestinian state, developing illegal settlements, and defeating terrorism.Due to the contorted logistics of coalition-forming in the Israeli political system, Bennett, with only seven seats, became known as the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/netanyahu-era-under-threat-as-kingmaker-naftali-bennett-lends-support-to-new-israeli-coalition-1.1232502">"kingmaker'</a> during the latest negotiations to form a new government. He has, to the surprise of many, emerged as king.As part of the political trading, Bennett had to walk back on previous comments made about United Arab List chairman Mansour Abbas - an Israeli-Arab politician who has joined the coalition.Bennett had previously called Abbas a <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/bennett-admits-he-was-wrong-about-islamist-party-head-abbas-is-a-brave-leader-1.9873465">"supporter of terrorism,"</a> but, now, the pair are strange political bedfellows. Last week, he called Abbas a "brave leader" and a "decent man" and said that the partnership would "turn over a new leaf in the relationship between the state and Arab Israelis," <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/bennett-admits-he-was-wrong-about-islamist-party-head-abbas-is-a-brave-leader-1.9873465">Haaretz</a> reported.<h2>'I told my kids their father will be the most hated person in Israel'</h2>There are few signs that Netanyahu's ousting will bring a substantive change to the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Bennett shares a similarly hardline, right-wing approach to security issues.Several Palestinian officials told <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/3/no-difference-palestinians-react-to-israeli-coalition-deal">Al Jazeera</a> that they expect Netanyahu's replacement to pursue the same "Greater Israel" agenda.Bennett favors the unilateral annexation of the occupied West Bank. "We have to mark the dream, and the dream is that Judea and Samaria will be part of the sovereign State of Israel. We have to act today, and we must give our lives," he said in 2017.He also opposes the creation of a Palestinian state. "I will do everything in my power to make sure they never get a state," he told <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/01/21/the-party-faithful">The New Yorker</a> in 2013.But Bennett has said that, as part of his coalition agreement, he will not agree to the annexation of any West Bank territory or the building of new settlements, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamist-raam-said-ready-to-give-crucial-support-for-a-lapid-bennett-government/">The Times of Israel </a>reported.<div type="image" title="Naftali Bennett" height="4657" width="6209" msid="83282012" hostid="261"></div>Bennett would be Israel's first religiously observant, Orthodox Jewish prime minister and the first to always wear a kippah (skullcap) - a marker of religious observance.Furious ultra-Orthodox politicians have <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-with-a-new-government-in-reach-bennett-s-kippa-becomes-a-bone-of-contention-1.9893327">questioned whether his religiosity is merely for show.</a> The fierce criticism he has received from Haredi lawmakers is, in part, down to Ulta-Orthodox parties being excluded from the coalitionBut Bennett has dismissed the claims. "The ultra-Orthodox Knesset members will not teach us what Judaism is and certainly not what Zionism is," he said.But even within the coalition, questions remain as to how Bennett will find common ground between his ultra-nationalist, conservative views, and Lapid's center-left, pragmatic approach. When asked about this, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bennett-i-told-my-kids-their-father-will-be-the-most-hated-person-in-israel/">his response</a> is simple and ambiguous: "We'll manage."Bennett is anticipating ferocious criticism and cries of betrayal for joining the coalition. He told <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bennett-i-told-my-kids-their-father-will-be-the-most-hated-person-in-israel/">Channel 12 New</a>s: "I told my kids that their father was going to be the most hated person in the country."His four children are unlikely to move into the official Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem any time soon. Bennett has said that, given that his kids are attending four different schools in Ra'anana, he does not plan to move imminently, <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-said-set-to-praise-and-thank-netanyahu-during-speech-at-swearing-in/">The Times of Israel</a> reported. He will primarily use the official residence for meetings, the paper said.That's just as well because Netanyahu plans on staying put in the official residence for several weeks, according to Channel 12 <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="news">News</keyword>. This is partly due to logistics, but also because the current prime minister is yet to concede defeat.Even if Bennett is sworn in on Sunday, it may still be a while yet until Netanyahu officially hands over the keys, and his grasp over the Israeli political establishment, to his longtime mentee.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>In January 1989, two US Navy F-14s clashed with Libyan MiG-23s over the Mediterranean Sea.</li><li>The F-14s downed both MiGs in what was one of several 1980s clashes between US and Libyan forces.</li></ul>On January 4, 1989, the US Navy aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy was sailing through the Mediterranean Sea with numerous aircraft from its air wing aloft for training exercises and patrol missions — a common practice while carriers are at sea.At 11:55 a.m., one of those planes, an E-2C Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft, detected two <keyword id="12037540" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="libya" source="Orion">Libya</keyword>n Air Force MiG-23s taking off from an air base in northeastern Libya and heading toward the carrier.Two nearby <keyword id="13075236" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="f-14" source="Orion">F-14</keyword> Tomcats were ordered to intercept the MiGs. The air battle that followed was a victory for the Tomcats, but it soon became a headache for the Pentagon.<h2>Mediterranean tensions</h2><div type="image" title="Libyan corvette burning in the Gulf of Sidra" height="833" width="1250" msid="89259166" hostid="261"></div>By the late 1980s, US-Libya relations had deteriorated, driven in part by territorial disputes in the Mediterranean.In 1973, the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi claimed almost all of the Gulf of Sidra as territorial waters and declared that any crossing of his "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/03/21/us-naval-forces-to-cross-qaddafis-line-of-death-soon/7637e50d-13a4-4d07-8d25-884a19155659/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Line of Death</a>" would receive a military response.The US categorically rejected the declaration and conducted freedom-of-navigation exercises with warships and aircraft in defiance of Gaddafi's claim. Consequently, there were numerous intercepts and standoffs in the airspace and waters around Libya, some of which turned violent.In 1981, US Navy carrier aircraft <a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1982/january/gulf-sidra-incident-legal-perspective" target="_top">shot down</a> two Libyan Su-22 fighter-bombers in the Gulf of Sidra. In March 1986, a <a href="https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/battle-of-gulf-of-sidra-libya/" target="_top">clash with the US Navy</a> left dozens of Libyan troops dead and multiple Libyan ships sunk or damaged. That April, the US <a href="https://media.defense.gov/2016/Mar/09/2001475953/-1/-1/0/0399CANYON.PDF" target="_top">bombed</a> dozens of Libyan targets, including Gaddafi's residence, in retaliation for a Libyan-sponsored <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/14/world/4-guilty-in-fatal-1986-berlin-disco-bombing-linked-to-libya.html" target="_top">terrorist attack</a> in Berlin.All the while, Gaddafi continued supporting terrorist groups with training, equipment, and financing. In 1988, the situation became even more tense when the US accused Libya of attempting to build a chemical-weapons plant.<h2>'Good kill! Good kill!'</h2><div type="image" title="Navy F-14 Tomcat takes off of aircraft carrier USS Forrestal" height="1333" width="2000" msid="89259167" hostid="261"></div>The USS John F. Kennedy was sailing to Haifa for a scheduled port visit amid those tensions, but the carrier was not in the Gulf of Sidra. It was actually some 120 miles north, closer to Crete.Regardless, two Libyan MiG-23s from Al Bumbah airfield near Tobruk were dispatched and flying toward its general location.The two Navy F-14s tasked with intercepting them, call signs Gypsy 207 and Gypsy 202, arrived in radar-tracking range within minutes. Soon the four aircraft were approaching each other some 70 miles from Tobruk.Flying at high speeds, the F-14s conducted a series of turns and lowered their altitude. The Libyans matched these turns and even accelerated to ensure they were approaching the Tomcats head on.<div type="image" title="Navy F-4J Phantom II and Libyan MiG-23 over Gulf of Sidra" height="1186" width="1583" msid="89278570" hostid="261"></div>As the MiGs closed in, the Americans worried they might be carrying Soviet-made AA-7 Apex missiles, which have a 12-mile range. Kennedy's air-warfare commander warned the pilots that the MiGs could be preparing to attack and gave them permission to fire if they felt the aircraft were hostile.The Tomcats had taken position underneath the MiGs, which allowed them to use ocean clutter to confuse their radar — a tactic learned by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/03/26/despite-new-details-libyan-mig-incident-is-still-puzzling/e6d8eda7-2ecd-4060-a0d7-f9eb3a1b4225/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">training against secretly acquired MiG-23s</a> back in the US — and made five more turns that were matched by their Libyan opponents.Now less than 20 miles from the Libyan jets, the Americans armed their weapons. At 13 miles, the radar intercept officer aboard Gypsy 207, Cmdr. Leo Enwright, fired an AIM-7 Sparrow at one of the MiGs — without telling the pilot, Cmdr. Joseph Connelly, beforehand — but the missile failed to track. Enwright fired a second missile at 10 miles, which also failed.The two F-14s then conducted a defensive split — Gypsy 207 turned left and Gypsy 202 turned right. The MiGs turned and headed straight for Gypsy 202, whose radar intercept officer, Lt. Cmdr. Steven Collins, fired an AIM-7 that hit one of the MiGs at a range of roughly 5 miles.Observing the kill, Connelly radioed, "Good hit, good hit on one!"Gypsy 207 then took position behind the other MiG and, after some difficulty acquiring a lock and some colorful language, fired an AIM-9 Sidewinder that brought down the Libyan fighter."Good kill! Good kill!" Connelly transmitted. Gypsy 202's pilot, Lt. Herman Cook III, responded: "OK, good kill."Before returning to the carrier, both F-14s reported seeing the Libyan pilots eject and deploy parachutes.<h2>A headache at home</h2><div type="image" title="Chief Pentagon spokesman Dan Howard" height="1327" width="2000" msid="89259169" hostid="261"></div>Though a victory, the shoot-downs became a bit of a headache for the Pentagon and the Reagan administration.After the incident, Libya <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/05/world/us-downs-2-libyan-fighters-citing-their-hostile-intent-chemical-plant-link.html" target="_top">claimed</a> the Americans had shot down two unarmed reconnaissance planes. Gaddafi claimed it was ''official US terrorism" and called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to condemn the US's actions.Other Arab officials, including Yasser Arafat, said the incident would negatively affect Arab-American relations and set back the Middle East peace process.The Pentagon repeatedly defended the actions of the F-14 crews, saying the MiGs displayed "clear hostile intent" and the US jets were justified in firing. "If anything, they fired too late," Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci said.The US Navy also released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIUowqD0uY8&amp;t=526s" target="_top">footage</a> from one of the F-14s showing that at least one of the MiGs was armed with two AA-7 Apex missiles and two AA-8 Aphid missiles. A Pentagon spokesman said the video debunked Libya's claims about the US shooting down reconnaissance aircraft, though media reports at the time noted that the video was blurry.<div type="image" title="US Navy F-14 with MiG-23 silhouette after shoot-down" height="934" width="1248" msid="89259170" hostid="261"></div>The Pentagon did acknowledge the MiGs never turned on their on-board radars needed to guide their Apex missiles toward the US jets.Rep. Les Aspin, the chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/03/26/despite-new-details-libyan-mig-incident-is-still-puzzling/e6d8eda7-2ecd-4060-a0d7-f9eb3a1b4225/" target="_top">later said</a> that according to secret Pentagon briefings and discussions with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and other government officials, the MiGs' turns were too slight to be considered hostile.Aspin and Navy aviators interviewed at the time <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1989/03/26/despite-new-details-libyan-mig-incident-is-still-puzzling/e6d8eda7-2ecd-4060-a0d7-f9eb3a1b4225/" target="_top">also raised doubts</a> about the Pentagon's characterization of the F-14's actions as "avoidance" maneuvers. The pilots said they appeared to be standard intercept maneuvers.Aspin did say, however, that the F-14s' actions were justified given the speed at which the MiGs were approaching and the Libyans' record of shooting first in previous engagements.The Libyan pilots' mission remained unclear after the incident and was not likely to ever be known, Aspin said in March 1989, and while the Libyan pilots were seen ejecting and parachuting into the sea, it's unknown whether they were ever recovered.

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