Gilat Bennett
גילת בנט‎
Gilat Bennett, 2021
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Israel
Assumed role
13 June 2021 – 30 June 2022
Prime MinisterNaftali Bennett
Preceded bySara Netanyahu
Succeeded byLihi Lapid
Personal details
Born
Gilat Ethel Einav

(1977-05-12) 12 May 1977
Ramat HaSharon, Israel[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1999)​
Children4
Residence(s)Ra'anana, Israel
Alma materInternational Culinary Center
Adler Institute
OccupationPastry chef, parent counselor

Gilat Ethel Bennett[2] (Hebrew: גילת אתל בנט; née Einav; born 12 May 1977) is an Israeli pastry chef and parent counselor who is the wife of former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.

Biography

Gilat Einav[3] was born in Ramat HaSharon to Moshe and Bracha and grew up in Kfar Uria as a secular Jew.[1] She attended the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance in Jerusalem, where she focused on ballet studies. She served in the IDF as an education officer in the Paratroopers Brigade, where she met Naftali Bennett, then a reserve officer in the Maglan special forces unit, whom she invited to lecture her soldiers.[4][5] After her release from the army, she studied confectionery and worked in the profession.

Gilat married Naftali in 1999 when he was a law student at the Hebrew University. The couple moved to Jerusalem and then Beit Aryeh. With the rise of the startup company Cyota that was run by Naftali, the couple moved to New York. In New York, Gilat studied at the International Culinary Center and worked as a dessert chef at several restaurants. She then began living a religious lifestyle, following her husband.[6]

After about five years in New York, the couple returned to Israel. Bennett opened an ice cream factory in Kfar Saba called Gilati, and sold it following the birth of their eldest son. Subsequently, she was certified at the Adler Institute as a parent counselor and sleep consultant, which are her current occupations.

The Bennett family lives in Ra'anana with their four children.[7][8] Their eldest son, Yonatan, is named after Yonatan Netanyahu and their youngest son, David Emmanuel, is named after Emmanuel Moreno, who served alongside Naftali Bennett in the special forces.[9]

Spouse of the Prime Minister of Israel

In November 2021, Gilat Bennett made her debut as the Prime Minister's wife at an event marking the International Day for the Prevention of Violence against Women, which was held at the Knesset. In her speech she emphasized the need for early prevention of cases.[10][11][12]

In December 2021, Bennett caused a stir when she went on vacation abroad with her children, contrary to her husband's recommendation to the Israeli public not to fly abroad unnecessarily to prevent the penetration of the Omicron virus into Israel.[13]

In February 2022, she made an address at the International Women's Day ceremony in the Knesset and spoke about her self-fulfillment as a woman with a career and children.[14][15]

References

  1. 1 2 אזולאי, מורן (25 June 2021). "פרופיל: אשתו של ראש הממשלה". Ynet.
  2. ↑ "פסק דין : ת"א (ירושלים) 22740-02-20 - איתמר בן גביר ואח'". lite.takdin.co.il. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Keshet Bergson, אשת ראש הממשלה? כל מה שלא ידעתם על גילת בנט, 8 June 2022, on srugim.co.il
  4. ↑ "מדריכת הורים, קונדיטורית וימנית ערכית: גילת בנט, אשת ראש הממשלה". www.maariv.co.il. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Meet Gilat Bennett, the wife of Israel's new prime minister". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 15 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Hovel, Revital (18 January 2013). "Deconstructing Naftali Bennett: Growing up to be a leader". Haaretz. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "באיחור של שנתיים: בנט מסדיר היתרי בנייה". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "בין הדת לצבא, ומארה"ב לחיפה: הכירו את ראש הממשלה נפתלי בנט". 13 June 2021.
  9. ↑ ""גיבור": בנט פרץ בבכי בחנוכת רחוב על שם חברו עמנואל מורנו - וואלה! חדשות". וואלה!. 22 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "גילת בנט בהופעת בכורה פומבית: "קול שלא מספיק נשמע"". 23 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "יוצאות לאור: גילת בנט וליהיא לפיד הגיעו למשכן הכנסת". כיפה. 23 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "הנאום הראשון של רעיית ראש הממשלה". Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "אחרי שהמליץ לישראלים לא לטוס: משפחתו של בנט תמריא לחופשה בחו"ל - וואלה! חדשות". December 2021.
  14. ↑ "גילת בנט: "פחדתי להיכשל, וכשהגשמתי את עצמי - הייתי אישה חזקה"". Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "גילת בנט: "כשאישה לובשת מלכות היא מייצרת מציאות"".
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