This week we had the pleasure of hosting one of the deputy mayors of Beit Shemesh Yisrael Silverstein from the Degel party. Yisrael shared his knowledge of Israeli politics and helped us understand how the voting system works in the Israeli government. Did you know that parties in the Knesset can make deals between themselves prior to elections? Fi…

In our first episode of the 'Israel's got politics' podcast, Rafi Gantshar, and Azi Fein speak with local politician Barak Schechter to begin learning the Israeli political system. Why does it matter? Because we care about our country. Listen now to our simple beginner's guide to Israeli politics.