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Tensions flare at Passover seder over Mamdani’s inclusion

The episode comes as Mamdani has faced scrutiny from segments of New York’s Jewish community over his responses to antisemitic incidents.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani stands silently during a press conference on the Air Canada Express crash at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City.
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley (L) and former Providence Mayor David Cicilline (M) gather for the gathered for our annual St. Joseph’s Day celebration on March 19, 2026.

First, second Jewish mayors of Providence, Rhode Island, share a bar mitzvah

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and the former mayor and congressman David Cicilline had been studying Hebrew, parsing Torah portions, and preparing together for the past 16 months.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
View of buildings and houses in the central Israeli city of Netanya, September 8, 2024.

Netanya wins $1 million in Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge for parks project

The city of Netanya is one of 24 winning cities in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge competition, the organization announced.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
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.

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

Grapevine: Much that is positive

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JULY 21, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Israel's High Court issues order against 'personal' Tiberias election law

A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.

JULY 20, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

Likud offered local politician a job if she quit mayoral race in bribery claims

Criminal elements have infiltrated the holy of holies of the legislative process, NGO says.

JULY 3, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
ARYE DERI, head of the Shas Party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset this week.

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