Ashdod Youth Council and Police Reportedly Agree to Joint Roundtables

Ashdod’s elected municipal youth council and local police reportedly agreed to hold a series of joint roundtables in the coming period. The planned initiative was disclosed on November 9 following a meeting between youth representatives, municipal officials and Ashdod station commander Ronen Amram. The meeting took place that day at the Koppf youth community center. Under the reported agreement, police and young people would raise challenges, discuss issues from their own experience and try to develop cooperative solutions. Amram also invited the elected youth council’s members to visit the station and meet the staff responsible for youth matters. Ofir Lasri, who holds the municipal youth portfolio, welcomed the initiative. “I welcome this important meeting and thank the station commander for the initiative,” Lasri said. He described the partnership between police, young people and the community in terms of open dialogue, prevention and finding solutions. The discussion included behavior in public spaces and police work against violence. Participants also included youth officer Israel Menachem, youth intelligence coordinator Roman Gramata, municipal culture and community company chief Oren Twil, and youth department manager Meital Sharim.