In Bat Yam synagogues, for example, pamphlets were distributed at the initiative of councilman Raphael Barnaz. Shas councilmen were behind the distribution of similar flyers in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Holon and other cities. In Nof Hagalil and Safed, the ad appeared on the cities’ websites.
Some of the cities in question said they had not approved the use of their official logo, or that the ad appeared on their websites by mistake. Dery’s office said, “The ads are not connected in any way to Minister Dery or the Interior Ministry.”