Claim: Tzvika Brot is a former mayor of Bat Yam, having served in that position until 2018.
Evidence: In 2018, Brot ran for mayor of the coastal city of Bat Yam on the Likud ticket, defeating the incumbent mayor, Yossi Bachar, on the second round. In response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Brot proposed a series of measures to stop the spike in new infections, among them closing the local beaches between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., closing synagogues, banning gatherings of more than ten people and closing schools from fifth grade and up.In an interview with Yedioth Ahronot correspondent Nahum Barnea, Brot described his city as a model in its response to the virus, taking preventive steps even before the government.