municipal elections

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat stands by a Palestinian resident of the city. (photo: Activestills.org)
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem mayors keep posts; right-wing populists register successes
The municipal elections in Israel yesterday brought no major surprises. In the most interesting political fight this year, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat beat Atty. Moshe Lion, whose candidacy was backed by Shas’s Aryeh Deri and former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman. The defeat has implications for the political futures of both politicians: Deri is weaker without…
By Noam Sheizaf October 23, 2013
From left to right: MK Hanin Zoabi, Jerusalem Mayor Ron Barkat, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai (photo: Activestills/U.S. Embassy)
Why are Jerusalem leftists voting for a pro-settlement mayor?
Over 5 million Israelis have the right to vote in the municipal elections today. National politics are not as directly reflected in municipal polls as they were in the past – when Likud and Labor used those as platform for securing their parties’ political machines (plus, there just isn’t much of a competition in the…
By Noam Sheizaf October 22, 2013
MK Nitzan Horowitz (photo: Moshe Shai / CC-BY 3.0)
Will Tel Aviv have its first openly gay mayor?
Meretz MK announces plans to challenge Tel Aviv-Jaffa’s 15-year mayor. Though he faces difficult odds, Horowitz has a legitimate chance to become the first openly gay mayor of any Israeli city. Knesset Member Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) on Monday announced his intention to run in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal elections, due to take place on October…
By Noam Sheizaf May 6, 2013
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