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| '''Michael Ben-Ari''' ({{lang-he|מיכאל בן ארי}}, born 12 October 1963) is a ]<ref>{{cite web | title=Rightist MK: Election results show Israelis agree with Rabbi Kahane| url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1063635.html | publisher= ] | date=2009-02-12 | accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref>{{Fact|date=June 2009}}, a ] in ] studies<ref>{{cite web | title=The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology - Doctorate Graduates| url=http://www.biu.ac.il/js/le/HPhDs_fin.htm | publisher= ] | accessdate=2009-06-13}}{{he icon}}</ref>, an ]i politician, and a current member of the ] (MK) for the ] party. He is the first disciple of Rabbi ] to be elected to the Knesset.<ref name=first></ref> | '''Michael Ben-Ari''' ({{lang-he|מיכאל בן ארי}}, born 12 October 1963) is a ] ]<ref>{{cite web | title=Rightist MK: Election results show Israelis agree with Rabbi Kahane| url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1063635.html | publisher= ] | date=2009-02-12 | accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref>{{Fact|date=June 2009}}, a ] in ] studies<ref>{{cite web | title=The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology - Doctorate Graduates| url=http://www.biu.ac.il/js/le/HPhDs_fin.htm | publisher= ] | accessdate=2009-06-13}}{{he icon}}</ref>, an ]i politician, and a current member of the ] (MK) for the ] party. He is the first disciple of Rabbi ] to be elected to the Knesset.<ref name=first></ref> | ||
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Michael Ben-Ari (Template:Lang-he, born 12 October 1963) is a Mizrahi rabbi, a Ph.d in Land of Israel studies, an Israeli politician, and a current member of the Knesset (MK) for the National Union party. He is the first disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to be elected to the Knesset.
Biography
Ben-Ari grew up in the Kfar Shalem neighbourhood in south Tel Aviv, born to parents from Iran and Afghanistan. He studied at the Bnei Akiva yeshiva at Kfar Haroeh, at the hesder yeshiva in Yamit, and at the Mercaz HaRav yeshiva. He 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. He was a rabbi teacher at the Darchei No'am Yeshiva in Petach Tikva as well as the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Giv'at Shmuel.
He was previously a member of the banned Kach and Kahane Chai party, founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane. Ben-Ari still views himself as Kahane's follower. He ran with the Herut - The National Movement party in the 2003 elections and for the 2006 elections, he ran with the Jewish National Front (JNF) party, but both times failed to be elected since the parties did not pass the threshold. Leading up to the 2009 elections, the JNF party joined with a new party called Eretz Yisrael Shelanu. That new alliance then joined the National Union, and Ben-Ari was placed fourth on the combined list for the elections. He entered the Knesset as the party won four seats. Once elected, he appointed Hebron residents and Kahanists Baruch Marzel and Itamar Ben-Gvir as his aides in the Knesset.
In 2009, in an open letter to Israeli leaders and politicians, Ben-Ari stated that Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel would be an insult to the memory of Holocaust victims.
On 1 June 2009, Ben-Ari was handcuffed and arrested after being involved in an incident near Yitzhar in the West Bank, and despite his parliamentary immunity as Member of Knesset. He 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. Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin called the police commissioner and clarified that the police has no authority to arrest an MK without his approval. Yitzhak Aharonovich, the Internal Security Minister, justified the arrest, despite Ben Ari's parliamentary immunity, saying that he will not let MKs violate the law. Ben-Ari's response was to suggest that Aharonovich first verify the facts before coming to conclusions.
Ben-Ari lives in the Israeli settlement of Karnei Shomron. His brother, Herzl Ben-Ari, is the head of the Karnei Shomron Local Council.
References
- "Rightist MK: Election results show Israelis agree with Rabbi Kahane". Haaretz. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- "The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology - Doctorate Graduates". Bar-Ilan University. Retrieved 2009-06-13.Template:He icon
- The 18th Knesset presents: an MK originally from Kach
- "Biography". personal website. Retrieved 2009-06-09.Template:He icon
- Number 4 in the National Union: Everyone Understand that Kahane was Right, in Hebrew
- The "Kahanist" MK complained about Arie Golan: He Cut me Short in an Interview
- Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- List of Candidates: Jewish National Front Knesset website
- Far-rightist MK: Hitler Youth pope not welcome in Israel
- Hillel Fendel (2009-04-30). "Protest Letter: 'Israel Going Too Far for Pope'". Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (2009-06-01). "MK Ben-Ari Hospitalized after Police Kick Him at Protest". Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- The minister against disturbances in the West Bank, we will consider MKs immunity, in Hebrew.
- Uzi Baruch (2009-06-02). "בן ארי: על המשטרה לערוך בדק בית". Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-09.Template:He icon
External links
Michael Ben-Ari on the Knesset website
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