“In order to stop this flood that could lead to dozens of ships and thousands of refugees storming our borders, this ship should be sunk.”

Amid conflicting reports as to the destination of the blockade-busting Libyan ship, it has been learned that MK Ahmed Tibi was involved. MK Ben-Ari says it should be sunk, which would be a legal act if done within Israeli territorial waters.Read more.

"Whoever accepted the votes of the right has to understand and internalize that the people of Israel don't want to see Zouabi in the Knesset.”

The committee voted for the revocation three weeks ago because of Zouabi's participation in the Turkish flotilla trying to break the naval blockade of Gaza. Rivlin explained that he had been working in coordination with the government not to bring the matter up to the Knesset because of the international sensitivity of the matter.Read more.

Michael Ben-Ari (born October 12, 1963) is an Israeli politician, and a current member of the Knesset (MK) for the National Union party. He is the first outspoken disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to be elected to the Knesset. He has a Ph.d in Land of Israel studies.

Ben-Ari grew up in the Kfar Shalem neighbourhood in south Tel Aviv, born to Mizrahi Jewish 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.
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