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Former PM Naftali Bennett Shares Startup Photo Sparking Online Debate Over Details
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First reported by Walla · Jun 30, 2026
What happened
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett shared a photo of the apartment where he founded his first startup, Saiota, sparking online discussion over an incorrect date on the photo and its AI-enhanced editing. Bennett's team clarified the date error and said the image was only color-enhanced using Google's AI tool.
- 01Naftali Bennett shared a photo of his student apartment where he founded his startup Saiota in 1999.
- 02Saiota was sold in 2005 to RSA for $145 million in cash.
- 03The photo showed a date from 1994, five years before the startup's founding, causing confusion.
- 04A watermark revealed the photo was enhanced using Google's AI tool Gemini.
- 05Bennett's team said the date was likely a camera error and the photo was only color-enhanced.
- 06They also released the original photo to counter claims of manipulation.
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