Chairman Rafi Peretz of the Union of Right-Winged Parties has criticized a panel of the Supreme Court for disqualifying Doctor Michael Ben-Ari's candidacy for the April 9th Knesset race.
Rabbi Peretz said, "In the State of Israel there is [only] a democracy in appearance. The judiciary has taken the right to choose for Israeli citizens in an unprecedented manner. [Hostile] Ofer Casif and [Ahmed] Tibi are inside, but Dr. Ben Ari, a Zionist Jew whose sons serve in the IDF, is outside. We are committed to stopping the violation of democracy by the Supreme Court justices."