Merav ben-ari

Former Civil Service Commissioner Hershkowitz withdraws from State Comptroller race

The race now pits Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attorney Michael Rabilo against former Supreme Court Justice Yosef Elron.

Daniel Hershkowitz, Israel's Head of the Civil Service Commission speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.
Portrait of Israeli politician Merav Ben Ari. October 30, 2025.

Yesh Atid to remain intact within Lapid's alliance with Bennett, MKs tell 'Post'

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

Opposition mistakenly approves millions to haredi institutions, A-G halts transfer

Eli Feldstein, one of the suspects in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv District Court on July 15, 2025.

In wake of Feldstein interview, October Council, opposition MK urge probes into PMO conduct


Former Kulanu MK Merav Ben-Ari joins Yesh Atid

Ben-Ari was very public about having a child with a gay man

Merav Ben-Ari with Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid, February 1, 2021

Bill to decriminalize cannabis use set to become law

The bill mandates that such a person would pay NIS 1,000 for the first offense, NIS 2,000 for the second if done within five years of the first, and a “conditional arrangement” for the third offense.

A worker touches a cannabis plant at a growing facility for the Tikun Olam company near the northern city of Safed

MKs in uniform to salute women of the IDF

"Our army is the army of the people... in which everyone should be equal."

MKs (L-R) Sharren Haskel (Likud), Merav Ben-Ari (Kulanu) and Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin (Zionist Union)

Bill aims to grant academic credits for reserve duty

The bill will be brought to the Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, and is expected to gain the approval of the ministers.

IDF soldiers in training

Zionist Union lawmaker wins subsidized housing lottery

“I won, but what about all the other people who tried?” MK Biran asks, criticizing Kahlon’s flagship project.

Apartment blocks in Nof Zion.

Doing it her way: Why Israeli MK decided to have a baby with her gay friend

At 40 and single, Kulanu MK Merav Ben-Ari decided that it was time for her to become a mother, and she made up her mind to step into this life adventure with one of her best friends.

Kulanu MK Merav Ben-Ari

Meet the New MK: Kulanu's Merav Ben-Ari

New MK Merav Ben Ari of Kulanu wants to deal with social issues on a national level.

Merav Ben-Ari