Preparations are underway for Israel’s elections for the 23rd Knesset on Monday. A reinforced police presence on Election Day of over 18,000 police officers, Border Police and volunteers along with thousands of civilian guards will be deployed at about 10,840 voting stations at over 4,100 locations nationwide on Election Day. Special preparations were also made in by the Jerusalem municipality to encourage voters who may want to stay home on Election Day to avoid crowds out of a fear of the coronavirus as well as boost Jerusalem businesses, which reportedly suffered a decline in revenue during the election period. The Jerusalem Municipality is providing free ice cream on Election Day to anyone who spends 20 shekels in any Jerusalem store. Israelis in Jerusalem (residency in Jerusalem not required) on Election Day can present their 20 shekel receipt to a list of participating ice cream stores and receive a free ice cream, courtesy of the municipality. The stores include Katzefet, which has many stores throughout Jerusalem including several Chareidi neighborhoods, as well as Mousseline (Rechavia, Machane Yehuda), Metudela (Rechavia), Cookie Cream (Machane Yehuda shuk), Selfy’s (Mechane Yehuda shuk), and Glida Metuka (Har Chomah). The free ice cream is also a play on the Israeli phrase of “Third time, ice cream!” – an expression used in Israel when someone encounters a friend for a second time within a short period of time – the one that says “pa’am shlishit glida” get treated for ice cream the next time they meet. פעם שלישית גלידה