▁of ▁" A sh d od ▁Company ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁was ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁from ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁" Sh ik un ▁O v dim ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁K ness et ▁for ▁the ▁Al ignment . ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁law , ▁initi ated ▁along ▁with ▁G ah al ' s ▁Y oh an an ▁B ader , ▁which ▁adapted ▁the ▁D ' H ond t ▁method , ▁effective ▁since ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁K ness et . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁H ous ing ▁by ▁Y itz h ak ▁Rab in . ▁ ▁The ▁sc andal ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Y ig al ▁Lav iv , ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁of ▁the ▁week ly ▁Ha ol am ▁Haz eh ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁air ing ▁the ▁charges ▁against ▁Ash er ▁Y ad lin , ▁gave ▁the ▁police ▁information ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁different ▁matters ▁raising ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁off enses ▁committed ▁by ▁O fer , ▁including ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁em be zz lement ▁in ▁Sh ik un ▁O v dim ▁funds ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁The ▁police ▁exam ined ▁Lav iv ' s