Knesset Delegation Visits BT

On December 14, a delegation from the Knesset—Israel's parliament—visited Beth Tfiloh and met with several high school students. The visit was one stop on a mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North American and Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs to familiarize the group with the American Jewish community, as well as the workings of the American government.

Participants included advisers to Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Yuli Edelstein, Minister of Government Services Michael Eitan, Minister of Public Security Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Minister of Justice Yaakov Neeman, Minister of Immigrant Absorption Sofa Lander and Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom. Also on the mission are advisers to Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, former minister and current opposition Knesset member Avi Dichter, and former Knesset speaker and current opposition MK Dalia Itzik.