Mayor

Likud candidate Avi Slama wins Netanya's special mayoral race

The newly elected mayor secured a first-round victory, defeating three other candidates and officially concluding the election campaign.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
Avi Salama, the newly elected mayor of Netanya, celebrates his victory after the polls close in the Netanya mayoral election at his campaign headquarters in Netanya, January 20, 2026.
An illustration of an Israeli voting at the ballot box.

Netanya prepares for elections after mayor passes away

The mayoral elections will be taking place between the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

|ByTAMARA OSSANDON
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks at a news conference following a shooting in Minneapolis, Minn. by an ICE agent, on Jan. 7, 2026.

Jacob Frey, Minneapolis’ Jewish mayor, returns to the spotlight after ICE shooting in his city

“There is little I can say again that will make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city, and I have a message for ICE,” said Frey.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Former Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski is greeted by supporters as he arrives to Yad Sarah foundation in Jerusalem. Lupolianski, founder of the Yad Sarah, the largest national volunteer organization in Israel. December 29, 2015.

Rabbi Uri Lupolianski, first haredi mayor of Jerusalem and Yad Sarah founder, dies at 74

He served as mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008, becoming the first haredi (ultra-Orthodox) politician elected to the role.

|ByAVI SOLOMON

Home of French mayor ram-raided and torched by rioters

"People ram-raided my home before starting a fire to torch my house, where my wife and my two young children were sleeping," Mayor Vincent Jeanbrun said.

JULY 2, 2023ByREUTERS
Police officers detain demonstrators during protests following the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager killed by a French police officer in Nanterre during a traffic stop, in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.

Daniel Korski, rising Jewish star in UK Conservative Party, accused of groping woman

Controversy and accusations surround Jewish London mayoral candidate Daniel Korski as assault allegations surface.

JUNE 28, 2023ByJACOB JUDAH/JTA
The Union Flag flies near the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 7, 2017.

NYC Mayor Adams launches first-ever Jewish advisory council

The council will be comprised of 37 members including rabbis and community leaders of various denominations of Judaism, according to the mayor's announcement.

JUNE 28, 2023ByHALEY COHEN
New York City Mayor Eric Adams at the Jerusalem Post 2023 Annual Conference in New York, June 5, 2023

Or Akiva mayor Ya'akov Edri indicted for corruption, accepting bribes

In light of these charges, Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara submitted a petition to the Knesset to have Edri suspended.

MARCH 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ya'akov Edri, mayor of Or Akiva, is pictured with Ehud Olmert in 2008.

Local authority strike to pause until Thursday ‘to allow progress in dialogue’

According to a statement, Israel's Federation of Local Authorities is set to meet next Thursday to make plans for the future.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Chairman of the Federation of Local Authorities and Mayor of Modi'in Haim Bibas and head of the local authorities attend a protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, demanding better budgets, February 26, 2023.

Ramat Gan mayor's former spokeswoman sues him for 'years of abuse'

The lawsuit alleges that the mayor followed a man he believed was his spokeswoman's partner and documented him with another woman.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByWALLA!
Carmel Shama HaCohen before a cabinet meeting on March 11, 2018

WZO and Zionist Council in Israel hold conference of mayors and heads of local authorities

The conference marked the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel and the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress in Basel.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mayors in front of the National Institutions Building

Crane, trucker and two city employees help save mayor's parrot

The mayor of Kiryat Shmona rescued his pet parrot from atop a tree by using one of the city's cranes and trucks.

DECEMBER 18, 2022ByWALLA!
‘I’M SCARED!’ Oren says and hugs me as a green parrot lets out a particularly ear-splitting screech.

18-year-old man elected mayor of Arkansas town

Mayor-elect Jaylen Smith beat out Nemi Matthews, superintendent of sanitation and streets in Earle, by a margin of 235 to 183 votes.

DECEMBER 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Crittenden County Museum, located in the old train station at 1112 Main Street in Earle, Arkansas.

In rare public spat, Zelensky criticizes Kyiv mayor over emergency centers

Ukraine's President is known for keeping his cool in times of stress - what changed now?

NOVEMBER 25, 2022ByREUTERS
Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko serves at the place where a shell hit a residential building, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 18, 2022.