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Ben-Ari's November 2009 [[United States]] visa application was denied on the grounds of his arrest during anti-[[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan|disengagement]] protests in 2005<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134322 U.S. Denies Visa to MK Ben-Ari] Israel National News</ref> and his support for Kahanist ideology.<ref>https://www.5tjt.com/featured-news/7746-in-the-knesset {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref>
Ben-Ari's November 2009 [[United States]] visa application was denied on the grounds of his arrest during anti-[[Israel's unilateral disengagement plan|disengagement]] protests in 2005<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/134322 U.S. Denies Visa to MK Ben-Ari] Israel National News</ref> and his support for Kahanist ideology.<ref>https://www.5tjt.com/featured-news/7746-in-the-knesset {{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref>


Ben Ari opened his external Member of Knesset office in the south Tel Aviv neighborhood in which he grew up. Throughout the 18th Knesset session, he struggled to bring attention to the growing number of Sudanese whom he blamed for increasing crime rates and causing other problems for local residents. In June 2011, to draw attention to what he saw as the growing illegal alien problem, he bused 40 Sudanese nationals to a prestigious pool in northern Tel Aviv, provided them with new bathing suits and paid for their entrance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144903#.UHtbJW_Mi4E |title=MK Ben Ari Brings Sudanese to Posh Pool |newspaper=Israel National News |accessdate=15 October 2012}}</ref>
Ben-Ari opened his external Member of Knesset office in the south Tel Aviv neighborhood in which he grew up. Throughout the 18th Knesset session, he struggled to bring attention to the growing number of Sudanese whom he blamed for increasing crime rates and causing other problems for local residents. In June 2011, to draw attention to what he saw as the growing illegal alien problem, he bused 40 Sudanese nationals to a prestigious pool in northern Tel Aviv, provided them with new bathing suits and paid for their entrance.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/144903#.UHtbJW_Mi4E |title=MK Ben Ari Brings Sudanese to Posh Pool |newspaper=Israel National News |accessdate=15 October 2012}}</ref>


Ben-Ari's 2012 visa application to attend a conference in D.C. was denied on the State Department's "prerogative to ban terrorists from entering the country." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-delegation-cannot-travel-to-u-s-after-mk-ben-ari-denied-entry-visa-1.418047 |title=Israeli delegation cannot travel to U.S after MK Ben Ari denied entry visa |newspaper=Haaretz |date=March 12, 2012 |first=Jonathan |last=Lis}}</ref>
Ben-Ari's 2012 visa application to attend a conference in D.C. was denied on the State Department's "prerogative to ban terrorists from entering the country." <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-delegation-cannot-travel-to-u-s-after-mk-ben-ari-denied-entry-visa-1.418047 |title=Israeli delegation cannot travel to U.S after MK Ben Ari denied entry visa |newspaper=Haaretz |date=March 12, 2012 |first=Jonathan |last=Lis}}</ref>
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==Political arguments==
==Political arguments==
In March 2010, in response to [[David Miliband]]'s statement that the Israeli cloning of British passports is "intolerable", Aryeh Eldad MP commented: "I think the British are being hypocritical, and I do not wish to insult dogs here, since some dogs show true loyalty, [but] who gave the British the right to judge us on the war on terror?".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7506064/David-Miliband-Israeli-cloning-of-British-passports-was-intolerable.html Israeli Cloning of British Passports Intolerable] The Daily Telegraph, UK, 23 March 2010.</ref>
In March 2010, in response to [[David Miliband]]'s statement that the Israeli cloning of British passports is "intolerable", Aryeh Eldad MP commented: "I think the British are being hypocritical, and I do not wish to insult dogs here, since some dogs show true loyalty, [but] who gave the British the right to judge us on the war on terror?".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7506064/David-Miliband-Israeli-cloning-of-British-passports-was-intolerable.html Israeli Cloning of British Passports Intolerable] The Daily Telegraph, UK, 23 March 2010.</ref> The canine theme was taken up by Ben-Ari, who said: "Dogs are usually loyal, the British may be dogs, but they are not loyal to us. They seem to be loyal to the anti-Semitic establishment".

The canine theme was taken up by Michael Ben-Ari, who said: "Dogs are usually loyal, the British may be dogs, but they are not loyal to us. They seem to be loyal to the anti-Semitic establishment".
Ben-Ari argues that most [[Israeli Arabs|Arabs]] should be expelled from Israel.<ref name="haaretz">{{cite news |last=Schechter|first=Asher|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/israeli-elections-2013/whos-who/michael-ben-ari-bugbear-of-the-left.premium-1.493375|title=Michael Ben Ari, Bugbear of the Left|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Haaretz]]''|date=January 11, 2013|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref>

In September 2010, according to Ghassam Khatib, he is said to have reacted to a remark noting that for every Israeli killed, six Palestinians had died, by remarking: "For every one dead on our side, we need to kill 500 and not six."<ref name="maannews">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=318966|title=PA slams 'Israeli leniency' toward racial incitement|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Ma'an News Agency]]''|date=September 29, 2010|accessdate= }}</ref>

In May 2011, he equated 'leftists' with [[Hezbollah]] and [[Hamas]], calling them "germs" and "enemies of Israel".<ref name="ynetnews">{{cite news |last1=Sofer|first1=Roni|last2=Altman|first2=Yair|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-4009642,00.html|title= MK Ben-Ari: Eradicate treacherous leftists|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Ynetnews]]''|date=May 1, 2011|accessdate= }}</ref>

In November 2012, during [[Operation Pillar of Defense]], he said: "There are no innocents in Gaza, don't let any diplomats who want to look good in the world endanger your lives -- mow them down!<ref name="Croatia">{{cite book |last=Vukcevich|first=Ivo|title=Croatia: Ludwig Von Gaj and the Croats Are Herrenvolk Goths Syndrome: Ludwig Von Gaj and the Croats Are Herrenvolk Goths Syndro|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=a97eeUriv5YC&pg=PT235&lpg=PT235&dq=There+are+no+innocents+in+Gaza.+Mow+them+down&source=bl&ots=mPWRpzA3ym&sig=bFlDAe3l9CRbq_Xn5Kwm9iVMyB8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCWoVChMImovylpbPyAIVyD8-Ch3N3w7N#v=onepage&q=There%20are%20no%20innocents%20in%20Gaza.%20Mow%20them%20down&f=false|date=2012|publisher=[[Xlibris]]|page=236|isbn=978-1479766659}}</ref><ref name="huffingtonpost">{{cite news |last=Mastracci|first=Davide|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davide-mastracci/israel-gaza-quotes_b_2162796.html|title=5 Israeli Quotes on the Gaza Conflict You'll Wish Were False|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|date=November 20, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name="isreview">{{cite news |last=Ruder|first=Eric|url=http://isreview.org/issue/95/israels-war-gaza-and-prospects-palestinian-liberation|title=Israel’s war on Gaza and the prospects for Palestinian liberation|issue=95|work= |location= |publisher=''International Socialist Review''|date=Winter 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref> ... kill the Gazans without thought or mercy."<ref name="brisbanetimes">{{cite news |last=Parke|first=Melissa|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/comment/bds-a-legitimate-means-of-advancing-peace-efforts-20141113-11lomz.html|title=BDS a legitimate means of advancing peace efforts|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Brisbane Times]]''|date=November 13, 2014|accessdate=October 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name="theage">{{cite news |last=Parke|first=Melissa|url=http://www.theage.com.au/comment/bds-a-legitimate-means-of-advancing-peace-efforts-20141113-11lomz.html|title=BDS a legitimate means of advancing peace efforts|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Age]]''|date=November 14, 2014|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref name="rt">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://www.rt.com/news/israel-gaza-hamas-war-103/?|title=Bloodlust in Israel: 'Flatten Gaza, send it back to Middle Ages, they need to die!'|work= |location= |publisher=''Russia Today''|date=November 19, 2012|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref> During a protest demanding the government escalate the assault on Gaza, he repeated "Let the IDF kick ass!", before complaining, "Why is it that after 200 assaults only 15 were killed? It should be 15 assaults and 2,000 killed!"<ref name="haaretz"/>

In July 2014, during [[2014 Israel–Gaza conflict|Operation Protective Edge]], he was cited as having argued that: "Those who pity their enemies end up being cruel to their own people. Those who are cruel to their enemies truly love their own people."<ref name="al-monitor">{{cite news |last=Mualem|first=Mazal|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/07/incitements-protective-edge-ben-ari-danon-regev-galon.html|title='Intolerance becoming all too common in Israel,'|work= |location= |publisher=''[[Al-Monitor]]''|date=July 14, 2014|accessdate= }}</ref>


==Arrest==
==Arrest==

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Michael Ben-Ari (

Otzma LeYisrael party. He failed to be re-elected to the 19th Knesset. He was the first outspoken disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to have been elected to the Knesset.[1] He has a Ph.D in Land of Israel and Archaeology studies.[2]

Biography

Ben-Ari grew up in the

Petach Tikva as well as the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva in Giv'at Shmuel.[4]

Ben-Ari lives in the Israeli settlement of Karnei Shomron. His brother, Herzl Ben-Ari, is the head of the Karnei Shomron Local Council.

Political career

Previously a member of the banned

2009 elections, the Jewish National Front joined 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.[9][10]

Unlike his teacher, Rabbi Meir Kahane, who was marginalized and isolated as a member of Knesset, Ben Ari has succeeded in integrating himself into Israel's political arena. According to Uri Avnery his extremist perorations are listened to with 'rapt attention' by most factions in the Knesset.[11]

Ben-Ari's November 2009

disengagement protests in 2005[12] and his support for Kahanist ideology.[13]

Ben-Ari opened his external Member of Knesset office in the south Tel Aviv neighborhood in which he grew up. Throughout the 18th Knesset session, he struggled to bring attention to the growing number of Sudanese whom he blamed for increasing crime rates and causing other problems for local residents. In June 2011, to draw attention to what he saw as the growing illegal alien problem, he bused 40 Sudanese nationals to a prestigious pool in northern Tel Aviv, provided them with new bathing suits and paid for their entrance.[14]

Ben-Ari's 2012 visa application to attend a conference in D.C. was denied on the State Department's "prerogative to ban terrorists from entering the country." [15]

In July 2012, all Members of Knesset were sent a copy of the New Testament by a missionary organization. Ben Ari called it provocative, and subsequently tore his copy, referring to it as a despicable book responsible for the murder of millions of Jews, and which should, including the senders, be put in "history's trash can". [16][17]

In November 2012 Ben-Ari and

2013 elections
and Eldad subsequently lost his Knesset seat.

Political arguments

In March 2010, in response to David Miliband's statement that the Israeli cloning of British passports is "intolerable", Aryeh Eldad MP commented: "I think the British are being hypocritical, and I do not wish to insult dogs here, since some dogs show true loyalty, [but] who gave the British the right to judge us on the war on terror?".[19] The canine theme was taken up by Ben-Ari, who said: "Dogs are usually loyal, the British may be dogs, but they are not loyal to us. They seem to be loyal to the anti-Semitic establishment".

Ben-Ari argues that most

Arabs should be expelled from Israel.[20]

In September 2010, according to Ghassam Khatib, he is said to have reacted to a remark noting that for every Israeli killed, six Palestinians had died, by remarking: "For every one dead on our side, we need to kill 500 and not six."[21]

In May 2011, he equated 'leftists' with Hezbollah and Hamas, calling them "germs" and "enemies of Israel".[22]

In November 2012, during

Operation Pillar of Defense, he said: "There are no innocents in Gaza, don't let any diplomats who want to look good in the world endanger your lives -- mow them down![23][24][25] ... kill the Gazans without thought or mercy."[26][27][28] During a protest demanding the government escalate the assault on Gaza, he repeated "Let the IDF kick ass!", before complaining, "Why is it that after 200 assaults only 15 were killed? It should be 15 assaults and 2,000 killed!"[20]

In July 2014, during

Operation Protective Edge, he was cited as having argued that: "Those who pity their enemies end up being cruel to their own people. Those who are cruel to their enemies truly love their own people."[29]

Arrest

On 1 June 2009, Ben-Ari was handcuffed and arrested after being involved in an incident near

Chief of General Staff's office stated that the IDF expects elected officials and public representatives not to fan the flames and to abide by instructions from the security forces. Chairman of the committee, Ze'ev Elkin from Likud, criticized the Ministry of Defense for boycotting the meeting and not sending representatives.[36][37]

References

  1. ^ "The 18th Knesset presents: an MK originally from Kach" (in Hebrew). February 14, 2009.
  2. ^ "The Martin (Szusz) Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology - Doctorate Graduates" (in Hebrew). Bar-Ilan University. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
  3. ^ "Knesseth profile of Michael Ben--Ari" (in Hebrew). Knesset. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  4. ^ "Biography" (in Hebrew). personal website. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  5. ^ "Number 4 in the National Union: Everyone Understand that Kahane was Right" (in Hebrew). Yedioth Ahronoth. February 2, 2009.
  6. ^ The "Kahanist" MK complained about Arie Golan: He Cut me Short in an Interview Maariv
  7. ^ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  8. ^ List of Candidates: Jewish National Front Knesset website
  9. ^ Far-rightist MK: Hitler Youth pope not welcome in Israel
  10. ^ Fendel, Hillel (2009-04-30). "Protest Letter: 'Israel Going Too Far for Pope'". Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  11. ^ Uri Avnery July 17, 2010
  12. ^ U.S. Denies Visa to MK Ben-Ari Israel National News
  13. ^ https://www.5tjt.com/featured-news/7746-in-the-knesset [dead link]
  14. ^ "MK Ben Ari Brings Sudanese to Posh Pool". Israel National News. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  15. ^ Lis, Jonathan (March 12, 2012). "Israeli delegation cannot travel to U.S after MK Ben Ari denied entry visa". Haaretz.
  16. ^ "MP tears up copy of New Testament".
  17. ^ "Israeli Lawmaker Destroys New Testament".
  18. ^ "Settlers: Annex Area C in response to PA's UN bid".
  19. ^ Israeli Cloning of British Passports Intolerable The Daily Telegraph, UK, 23 March 2010.
  20. ^ a b Schechter, Asher (January 11, 2013). "Michael Ben Ari, Bugbear of the Left". Haaretz. Retrieved October 12, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "PA slams 'Israeli leniency' toward racial incitement". Ma'an News Agency. September 29, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. Ynetnews. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  23. ISBN 978-1479766659
    .
  24. The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help
    )
  25. ^ Ruder, Eric (Winter 2014). "Israel's war on Gaza and the prospects for Palestinian liberation". No. 95. International Socialist Review. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Parke, Melissa (November 13, 2014). "BDS a legitimate means of advancing peace efforts". Brisbane Times. Retrieved October 12, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  27. ^ Parke, Melissa (November 14, 2014). "BDS a legitimate means of advancing peace efforts". The Age. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  28. ^ "Bloodlust in Israel: 'Flatten Gaza, send it back to Middle Ages, they need to die!'". Russia Today. November 19, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ Mualem, Mazal (July 14, 2014). "'Intolerance becoming all too common in Israel,'". Al-Monitor. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  30. ^ Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu (2009-06-01). "MK Ben-Ari Hospitalized after Police Kick Him at Protest". Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  31. ^ וייס, אפרת (June 1, 2009). גורם צבאי: ח"כ בן ארי ביקש ליצור פרובוקציה (in Hebrew). YNet.
  32. ^ [1][dead link]
  33. ^ וייס, אפרת (June 2, 2009). "The minister against disturbances in the West Bank, we will consider MKs immunity" (in Hebrew). YNet.
  34. ^ Uzi Baruch (2009-06-02). בן ארי: על המשטרה לערוך בדק בית (in Hebrew). Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  35. ^ Fendel, Hillel. "Knesset Speaker: MK May Not be Detained Without My Approval". Israel National News.
  36. ^ Ezra Hezki (2009-06-16). מערכת הביטחון מזלזלת בכנסת (in Hebrew). Israel National News. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  37. ^ פרוטוקול מס 15 מישיבת ועדת הכנסת (in Hebrew). Knesset. 2009-06-16. Retrieved 2009-06-26.

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