Appendix 20: Rachel Ben-Ari and corruption of the Guardian General
The Guardian General is an affiliated agency under the Ministry of Justice, it is charged with regulating the implementation of the Succession Law, 1965, Probate and Estate procedures.
The Judge Hila Gurevitz - Rachel Ben-Ari Affair has produced unique documentation of collusion of the Guardian General in alleged Estate fraud.
In browser: https://inproperinla.blogspot.com/2026/07/appendix-20-rachel-ben-ari-and.html
Introduction and Index of Appendices: https://inproperinla.blogspot.com/2026/07/appeal-for-review-of-rachel-ben-aris.html
Appeal filed with Prof. Uri Sivan, President of the Technion, and Prof. Daniel Chamovitz, Chair of VERA: https://inproperinla.blogspot.com/2026/07/2026-07-17-technion-israel-institute-of.html
Image | Attorney Ben Zion Feigelson, National Director of the Guardian General; Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari; Attorney Tamira Alter, Haifa and North District Director of the Guardian General.
In previous chapters, we met Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari in the Haifa Family Court during proceedings before Judge Hila Gurevitz—whose appointment to judicial office Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari had promoted during her tenure on the Judicial Selection Committee.
The series of badges of fraud reached its climax in the "Psikta" [Declarant Order] drafted by Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari and Attorney Yoav Solomon. Judge Hila Gurevitz purportedly signed the Psikta on December 1, 2024, appointing the two as estate administrators. However, to this day—a year and a half later—they have failed to serve the heir with an inventory as required by law or with any financial report whatsoever. Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari maintains complete silence and refuses to answer the heir’s questions, in violation of her statutory duty under the Succession Law, 1965.
The presumption of innocence fully applies of course, to Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari. However, her right to remain silent is limited under these circumstances. The right to remain totally silent is available to her only in a criminal investigation; outside a criminal investigation, she holds only a specific right to remain silent on matters that might incriminate her. The existing circumstances—including her blanket silence and her failure to utter a single word in response to the Heir’s inquiries—appear as the conduct of someone who views herself as a criminal suspect.
Now, it appears that Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari is also involved in fraud within proceedings at the Administrator General's office, with the Administrator General's management actively involved in these acts—including the Director of the Haifa and Northern District, the Registrar of Succession, Deputy Administrator General Adv. Tamira Alter, and the Administrator General himself, Adv. Ben-Zion Figelson.
From what is set forth below, it is also clear that Rachel Ben-Ari has an endgame strategy. There are no improvisations here, and at least Attorney Tamira Alter considers herself obligated to assist Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari in executing her endgame maneuvers.
In this affair, a network of attorneys holding senior positions in state authorities or banks is gradually being exposed—all of whom stand ready and willing to assist in defrauding the estate. It appears that these are not original maneuvers, but rather a predefined track:
In June 2024, Ben-Ari initiated a corrupted proceeding—a simulated proceeding off the record. She also failed to pay the mandatory fee to the Administrator General; thus, from the Administrator General's perspective, the proceeding should not have existed. Nevertheless, counsel for the Administrator General, Adv. Gili Hornstein, submitted filings once or twice before requesting to be removed from the case.
At the conclusion of the purported proceeding, an estate administrator was not lawfully appointed. No formal decree appointing estate administrators was issued. Under the regulations, the Administrator General must receive service of the decree directly from the Secretariat in order to recognize the appointment, recognize the estate administrators, and open a monitoring file.
Ben-Ari essentially impersonated an estate administrator, presenting a "Psikta — Appointment of Estate Administrators" to banks and the Land Registry. The Psikta is so fundamentally different in form and substance from a standard decree that it is difficult to believe professional legal experts operating in this field could confuse the two. Yet, they all cooperated.
The Administrator General did not open an estate management file. Rachel Ben-Ari failed to submit financial reports to the Administrator General, just as she failed to submit them to me, in violation of the law.
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Images | Left: Page 1 of the perverted document, claimed to be the Initial Inventory Report, which was mailed to Dr Zernik by Attorney Rachel Ben-Ari. Right: Page 1 of the same document, which was emailed to Dr Zernik by the Guardian General, who had received it from Rachel Ben-Ari.
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However, Rachel Ben-Ari did submit the January 28, 2025, Initial Inventory Report to the Administrator General and to Dr. Zernik—an apparently unexplained anomaly. Yet, the Initial Inventory Report is required in order to enable the Guardian General to recommend Ben Ari's discharge and the determination of her fees. That is likely the objective: for the Administrator General to recommend her discharge and set her fee as a counterweight to Dr. Zernik's opposition. If one follows the plot, already on 18.6.2024, two days after the start of the proceedings, the reason that Salomon came up (one is hard-pressed to believed it was his original idea, in any event, there was a consensus of Ben-Ari, Salomon and Gurevitz) with the idea of creating my false Consent through Cy Pres in Equity Law, was first and foremost for that final Consent.
At the same time, on January 30, 2025, Ben-Ari submitted a forged, corrupted, and incomplete Initial Inventory Report to the Administrator General and to Dr. Zernik [see, Badge of Fraud #38]. Attorney Tamira Alter adamantly refused to review the inventory or render an opinion on it, though she would likely do so gladly for Ben-Ari... without identifying the flaws.
Meanwhile, on July 2, 2026, Yosef Zernik submitted an inspection request to the Administrator General to ascertain and document how the Initial Inventory Report arrived at the Administrator General's Clerk, was it only "Filed", or was it also "Entered". If "Entered" - into what file, what was the date of opening the file? Under whose authority? its registration status, how the file was opened (if at all), and so forth. The Administrator General failed to respond to the inspection request for over 20 days. An administrative petition may become necessary. It is reasonable to assume that the Administrator General will be reluctant to cooperate with the inspection request out of concern over self-incrimination of its senior officials.
On July 19, 2026, a pre-litigaction notice was dispatched.
- Important: The Guardian General appears in court in probate, legal guardianship, and estate proceedings as "Counsel for the Attorney General". Therefore, naming the Guardian General as a Suspect, creates a unique conflict of interest for the Attorney General.
Pre-litigation Notice
-------- Original Message --------
| Subject: | פרשת בן-ארי-גורביץ: (א) דרישה למענה מידי על בקשת עיון והעתקי מסמכים, (ב) התראה לפני נקיטת פעולה משפטית |
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| Date: | 2026-07-19 14:57 |
| From: | joseph zernik <josephg> |
| To: | Ben-ZionF@justice.gov.il, TmiraA <TmiraA@justice.gov.il> |
| Cc: | LizMo@justice.gov.il, <GaliG@justice.gov.il>, <GiliH@justice.gov.il>, Mancal@justice.gov.il, Sar Mishpatim <Sar@justice.gov.il> |
לכב'
האפ"כ עו"ד בן ציון פיגלסון
מנהלת מחוז חיפה והצפון עו"ד תרצה אלתר
בדוא"ל
הנידון: פרשת בן-ארי -- גורביץ: (א) דרישה למענה מידי על בקשת עיון והעתקי מסמכים, (ב) התראה לפני נקיטת פעולה משפטית
שלום רב,
מצ"ב בקשת עיון וקבלת העתקי מסמכים בעניין הטיפול בעיזבון אמי ז"ל, רבקה שמי צרניק (נפטרה 15.12.2022, ), שנשלחה ביום 2.7.2026. תשובתכם התבקשה בתוך 10 ימים.
הזמן הוא מעיקרו של העניין, שכן הונאת העיזבון עומדת לכאורה לפני מימושה הסופי.
קבלו בזאת את דרישתי למענה מידי על בקשת העיון וקבלת העתקי מסמכים.
קבלו בזאת את דרישתי גם כהתראה לפני נקיטת פעולה משפטית.
Subject: Ben-Ari
– Gurevitz Affair: (a) Demand for Immediate Response to Request for
Inspection and Copies of Documents, (b) Pre-litigation Notice
Date: July 19, 2026, 14:57
From: Joseph Zernik <josephg>
To: Ben-ZionF@justice.gov.il, TamiraA TmiraA@justice.gov.il
Cc: LizMo@justice.gov.il, GaliG@justice.gov.il, GiliH@justice.gov.il, Mancal@justice.gov.il, Minister of Justice Sar@justice.gov.il
To:
Mr. Ben-Zion Figlason, Esq., Head of the Economic Crimes Department
Ms. Tirza Alter, Esq., Director of the Haifa and Northern District
By email
Re: Ben-Ari – Gurevitz Affair: (a) Demand for Immediate Response to Request for Inspection and Copies of Documents, (b) Notice Prior to Legal Action
Dear Sir/Madam,
Enclosed herewith is a request for inspection and receipt of copies of documents concerning the handling of the estate of my late mother, Rivka Shami Zernik (passed away on December 15, 2022), which was sent on July 2, 2026. Your response was requested within 10 days.
Time is of the essence in this matter, as the estate fraud appears to be on the verge of final realization.
Please accept this as my demand for an immediate response to the request for inspection and receipt of copies of documents.
Please also accept this as my notice prior to taking legal action.
Sincerely,
Joseph Zernik, PhD, LLB
