Eran Ben Ari
Amcha Israel · ך

Eran Ben Ari

ערן בן ארי

Lawyer, Israel Bar national council

party polls under the threshold
Below the line
years in public service
14
issues off the party line
1 of 8

Who they are

Eran Ben Ari is a lawyer in private practice who sits on the national council of the Israel Bar, which he reached at the head of the Yozma slate.

Born in 1981, he grew up in Kfar Adumim and studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He trained at the Yigal Arnon firm and then joined the civil department of the State Attorney’s Office, where he was made secretary of the committee chaired by Justice Edmond Levy on building in Judea and Samaria. He went on to take charge of Judea and Samaria at the legal advice office of the defence ministry. He left government service to open his own practice and is a partner in the firm of Ben-Ari, Marnes, Tchelet and Co. In 2026 he joined Ofer Winter’s Amcha Israel.

Positions and record

The Bar Association: Leads the opposition on the Israel Bar's national council. Argues Bar membership should be voluntary and that ethics enforcement should move to a body not appointed by Bar officials. In 2024 he went to court against his own Bar over the appointment of its representative to the Judicial Selection Committee, and lost on delay.

Judea and Samaria: Was secretary to the Levy Committee on the status of building in Judea and Samaria and handled settlement affairs for the Defence Ministry's legal adviser. His stated public focus is applying Israeli sovereignty there.

Where they stand

Breaks with the party line on 1 issue, marked below.

Judea & Samariapersonal positionWas secretary to the Levy Committee and handled settlement affairs for the Defence Ministry; applying sovereignty is his stated public focus
Two states / withdrawalSovereignty / annexation
Gaza & Securityparty lineEmigration from Gaza is the only solution; a war costs the enemy territory
Deal & disengagementFull military control
Haredi Enlistmentparty lineWants haredim in the army by trust, not by a coercion law
Universal draftPreserve exemptions
Judiciaryparty lineThe people are sovereign, not the court; wants deep change in the legal system
Court can strike lawsKnesset can override
Economyparty lineThe party has said nothing about the economy
Social spendingFree market
Educationparty lineThe party has said nothing about schooling
State runs the schoolsParents and communities
Religion & Stateparty lineTradition by love, not coercion; a mostly secular slate
Civil / pluralistReligious authority
Nation & Citizenshipparty lineA home for every Jew in the world; Arab citizens who want the country's good
Equal citizenshipJewish national state