Meirav Ben-Ari

Meirav Ben-Ari (; born 13 November 1975) is an Israeli politician. She currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and was previously a member of the Knesset for Kulanu between 2015 and 2019.

Biography Ben-Ari was born in Raanana She was elected to the council and given the portfolio for promoting youth.

Prior to the 2015 elections she joined the Kulanu party, and was placed tenth on its list. She was elected to the Knesset as the party won ten seats. She was placed sixth on the party's list for the April 2019 elections, but lost her seat when the party was reduced to four seats. In 2021 Ben-Ari joined Yesh Atid and was placed seventh on its list for the March 2021 elections. She re-entered the Knesset when the party won seventeen seats. She was re-elected in the 2022 elections. Ben-Ari was the first woman to be appointed chair of the Knesset's National Security Committee in 2021.

Ben-Ari, as a member of the State Control Committee, voted in October 2025 in favor of creating a commission of inquiry on the 7 October attacks, though it was voted down.

She has served as the "coordinator" for the opposition in the Knesset.

Controversies In October 2023, during a Knesset plenary debate, Ben-Ari stated that “the children in Gaza have brought this upon themselves”, insisting “there is no symmetry” between Israeli and Palestinian casualties. The remark’s video clip spread widely online and was condemned by human-rights commentators for blaming minors for the conflict.

Private life In 2005 she took part in the reality show "Needed: A Leader". She won the contest, winning five million shekels.

She lives in Tel Aviv and has a daughter.