Miriam Herschlag, Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

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—Going Local—

They say that, in a democracy, even the most humble among us can be elected to public office. Now we know it’s true!

—Mayor for Life—

Few positions have more job security than mayor of a major city in Israel.

—Jon Stewart Goes Viral on the Gaza War—

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All this and a memorial tribute to MK Charlie Biton, and more songs of our troubled times.

The “Local Yokels” Edition