Jerusalem Municipality
Dramatic change in Jerusalem construction plan approvals: Impact of pre-planning agreements
At the beginning of 2026, one of the significant issues in regulating public obligations for construction developers vis-à-vis the Jerusalem Municipality is expected to take effect.
Rabbi Uri Lupolianski, first haredi mayor of Jerusalem and Yad Sarah founder, dies at 74
Haim Bibas: The local authorities leader steering Israel through crisis
Jerusalem's business owners demand pedestrian bridge to save city center stores
How are Jerusalem's politicians getting ready for municipal elections?
There have been some posters, some exposure on the media networks, and occasionally a few private salon get-togethers – but the big “action” has not happened yet.
This week in Jerusalem: Money time
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Jerusalem parties feud over haredi schools in secular neighborhoods
What is on the agenda now is feeling among some of the city’s residents that the ultra-Orthodox representatives are establishing facts on the ground and preparing to deepen their influence.
Jerusalem city councilors start their 2023 election campaigns
Jerusalem city councilors Laura Wharton and Yossi Havilio failed to unite their lists and run together, but their platforms are largely similar.
This week in Jerusalem: Helpless
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Moshe Lion, Yossi Saidov: Old West-esque rivals of Jerusalem politics
In this story, there is no good, no bad and no ugly. There is a powerful mayor who has managed to keep his 2018 election campaign promises against a simple city resident and activist.
Women participation gains momentum in Jerusalem municipal elections race
Efforts to increase female representation in the Jerusalem Municipality has now started to generate action on the ground.
Palestinians renew call to boycott Jerusalem elections
The majority of the Arab residents have been boycotting the municipal elections since 1968, claiming that participation would be interpreted as recognition of Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem.
This week in Jerusalem: Back in the pool
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Jerusalem for everyone? Tensions simmer in Israel's divided capital
While Lion tries his best to convey that the city belongs to everyone, including non-Jews who live here, the main struggles in recent days have centered around this issue.
