Merav Ben Ari says online abuse is 'disgusting' and says reconciliation depends on election win
Opposition lawmaker Merav Ben Ari discussed her unusual family background, her legislative fights, and the personal attacks she endures on social media in a WhatsApp conversation with journalist Moshe Nussbaum for N12 Magazine. The interview was published on June 18, 2026 at 19:44 and updated on June 20, 2026 at 11:13.
Ben Ari said the online abuse against her has been severe enough that she considered filing a lawsuit. Describing the attacks, she called them “disgusting.” The article does not detail the specific insults, but it frames the abuse as part of the broader political hostility she says she faces.
She also addressed political developments, including a possible alliance between Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid and Gadi Eisenkot, and whether national reconciliation is realistic. According to Ben Ari, real unity would come only after an election victory. “It will happen only if we win the elections,” she said, adding that “every day that Netanyahu is in power, the incitement and division continue.”
The piece is presented as part of an ongoing N12 Magazine interview series with Nussbaum, and it focuses on Ben Ari’s personal and political outlook rather than on a specific policy announcement or vote.
