1. Michael Ben-Ari is an Israeli politician, and former member of the Knesset.
17 Facts About Michael Ben-Ari
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Michael Ben-Ari failed to be re-elected to the 19th Knesset.
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Michael Ben-Ari was banned by the courts from running in the 2019 election.
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Michael Ben-Ari was the first outspoken disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to have been elected to the Knesset.
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Michael Ben-Ari studied at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva at Kfar Haroeh, at the hesder yeshiva in Yamit, and at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva.
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Michael Ben-Ari studied education at Bar-Ilan University, gaining a BA, before studying the Talmud for a Master's degree, and the Land of Israel for a PhD.
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Michael Ben-Ari was a rabbi teacher at the Darchei No'am Yeshiva in Petach Tikva as well as the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Giv'at Shmuel.
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Michael Ben-Ari ran with the Herut - The National Movement party in the 2003 elections, and for the 2006 elections, he ran with the Jewish National Front party, but both times failed to be elected since the parties did not pass the threshold.
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That new alliance then joined the National Union, and Michael Ben-Ari was placed fourth on the combined list for the elections.
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Michael Ben-Ari entered the Knesset as the party won four seats.
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In 2009, in an open letter to Israeli leaders and politicians, Michael Ben-Ari stated that Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel would be an insult to the memory of Holocaust victims.
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Michael Ben-Ari opened his external Member of Knesset office in the south Tel Aviv neighbourhood where he grew up.
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Michael Ben-Ari argues that most Arabs should be expelled from Israel.
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On 1 June 2009, Michael Ben-Ari was handcuffed and arrested after being involved in an incident near Yitzhar in the West Bank despite his parliamentary immunity as Member of Knesset.
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Michael Ben-Ari climbed onto an army truck and refused to get off, demanding that the Israel Border Police and Israel Defense Forces soldiers explain to him why they had arrested and handcuffed minors at a roadblocking protest.
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Michael Ben-Ari's response was to suggest that Aharonovich first verify the facts before coming to conclusions.
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Michael Ben-Ari had been a candidate of the Otzma Yehudit party.