On the evening of July 13, former Knesset member Michael Ben-Ari, who now heads the Fund to Save the Nation of Israel, used his Facebook page, under the header “cut off their electricity,” to call on his followers to join demonstrations scheduled to take place July 16 at dozens of major intersections throughout the country. The demonstrators will call on the government to conquer Gaza and cut it off from the power grid.

It seems Operation Protective Edge has been good to Ben-Ari’s Facebook page. Over the last few days it has become a forum for vehement incitement against the left. Ben-Ari, who's on the far right of the political spectrum, is constantly expanding his list of targets. In fact, he now calls for shipping the chairwoman of Zionist Meretz, Knesset member Zehava Gal-On, to Gaza. At the same time, he lashes out and curses, fouling the mood and further exacerbating the existing tensions between right and left over Operation Protective Edge.

On July 13, shortly before he made his call to “cut off their electricity,” Ben-Ari posted a video on Facebook explaining why Israel must conquer Gaza immediately. It's an Internet manifesto seething with vitriol. He mocked the State of Israel, saying, “For over a week, a pathetic gang from Gaza has forced an entire country to its knees, despite its huge military budget.” He went on to accuse various news anchors, among them Channel 2's Yonit Levy, of aiding the enemy and lashed out at the irresponsibility of the government in abandoning its citizens, saying, “No country in the world would agree to let its children come under fire.” He added, “They shoot at citizens; we shoot at citizens. That’s exactly what [Russian President Vladimir] Putin did in Chechnya.”

Then he turned to Gal-On, whom he calls “Zehava Occupation,” saying, “She works for the enemy every hour of every day. She is the enemy’s spokeswoman.” He addressed her directly, jeering, “We can’t defeat terrorism with war. I’m telling you, Zehava Gal-On, that for us to defeat terrorism with war, we have to defeat you first. We’ll send you to Gaza. You can be their spokesperson there, and we will take care of them the right way.”