# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-ben-ari
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:20:33.221Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-ben-ari"
name: "Michael Ben-Ari"
slug: "michael-ben-ari"
description: "Michael Ben-Ari is an Israeli politician, and former member of the Knesset. During the 18th Knesset, Ben Ari was a member of the National Union party, until it broke up as elections for the 19th Knesset approached and he co-established the Otzma LeYisrael party. He failed to be re-elected to the 19th Knesset. He was banned by the courts from running in the 2019 election. He was the first outspoken disciple of Rabbi Meir Kahane to have been elected to the Knesset. He has a Ph.D in Land of Israel and Archaeology studies."
tagline: "Israeli politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_Ben_Ari_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Israel"
  isoCode: "IL"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1963-10-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             19.21192780588393
  historical:           14.01913733333333
  currentAttention:     64.91170699803793
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  134
  category: null
totalFollowers: 507
platforms:
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    handle:    "drmichaelbenari"
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    handle:    "MichaelsonSonLion"
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  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
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    handle:    "@mkmichaelbenari"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael Ben-Ari"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Michael Ben-Ari"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump