The town hall meeting, unique to New England's traditional style of local citizen governance, made its way to Jerusalem when two U.S. Congressmen visited Israel's capital to discuss "local" issues with U.S. citizens recently.

U.S. Congressmen Bill Johnson (R-OH) and David McKinley (R-WV) took part in a historic town hall meeting with American expatriates on Thursday evening, February 20 at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center. Organized by Yes! Israel, the Israel Allies Foundation, PJTN, and Republicans Abroad Israel, the Congressmen spoke about a variety of issues concerning U.S.-Israel relations and engaged in a lively discourse with audience members in a question-answer session.

"This has been a people's visit," Johnson told Tazpit News Agency. "It's the first time that I've participated in a town hall meeting outside the United States."

"I come as a congressman, but I hope to leave as a friend," he told the audience in his opening remarks.

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