Jerusalem elections

Residents of east Jerusalem shared their hopes, how they see the future

Many Arab residents of east Jerusalem shared what bothers them, what their hopes are, and how they see their future and that of their children in the city. 

 ‘WE NEED building permits’: Construction in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat, 2016.
  Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion at Bonei Zion Award Ceremony

Jerusalem Elections are getting closer: Here is a roundup of Municipal elections

Hundreds of 'missing' youth notices in Jerusalem spark panic

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Will Moshe Lion serve another term as mayor of Jerusalem? - survey


The day after: Jerusalem's new mayor draws up a plan of action

Moshe Lion has less than a week to get ready for the next five years of his life.

Moshe Lion voting with his wife today November 13, 2018

Despite losing elections, cause for celebration for Berkovitch supporters

Berkovitch supporters' excitement and enthusiasm stemmed from the realization that in their loss there was a great victory.

Ofer Berkovitch votes during the second mayoral elections.

The day after

Jerusalem's elections are over.

Moshe Lion voting with his wife today November 13, 2018

How outsider candidate Moshe Lion won Jerusalem

Lion indeed owes his slim victory (at press time he led Ofer Berkovitch by just a few thousand votes) to the Degel Hatorah haredi stream, to Shas and to the hardal stream led by Arieh King.

Moshe Lion celebrates his victory, winning the Jerusalem mayoral election

This week in 60 seconds

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

Jerusalem Post News

New faces around the table of Jerusalem's city council

This is how Jerusalem voted.

 “Hitorerut in Jerusalem” leader Ofer Berkovitch October 30 2018

Flight – and fight – of the flyers in Israel's municipal elections

‘Everything is in the merit of a small slip.’

‘Flyerim’ await street cleaning.

Final agreements, deals and political spin won Jerusalem mayoral election

One key activity is bargaining over the most powerful committees – finance, and planning and construction – the trophies each candidate can offer for support.

DEGEL HATORAH and Agudat Yisrael councils 370

This week in 60 seconds

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

Jerusalem Post News

Three down, two to go

Inside Jerusalem's mayoral race, as three candidates were elimated on election day and two— Ofer Berkovitch and Moshe Lion— moved on to a runoff.

At the end of the 15 hours that polling stations were open, only 222,000 Jerusalem residents bothered to cast ballots – merely a third of the 636,000 eligible – including in the Arab sector qualified to vote.