Municipal elections

Third cohort of Bloomberg-Sagol leadership program launches at TAU

The yearlong track will train 20 mayors and 40 senior officials in data-driven management, crisis leadership, and urban innovation, with a formal launch event on Tuesday in Tel Aviv.

Bloomberg-Sagol Center opens third class to train Israel’s mayors
 Israelis in Jerusalem are seen protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire defense minister Yoav Gallant, near the Prime Minister’s Residence, Nov. 6, 2024.

Year in review: What were the biggest events, stories in Jerusalem of 2024?

 The Israel-Hamas War (Illustrative)

14 Days: Hamas war

 Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Second round of municipal election held in 35 cities


Changes in Jerusalem: What's new in local politics in Israel's capital?

11 months away from the Jerusalem city council and mayoral elections, Ofer Berkovitch’s departure – even if, as he emphasized, being only temporary – shakes things up.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION serving without a city council faction of his own is strange, to say the least. (Pictured: In Sept., visiting Jerusalem students on the first of day school).

Palestinians should run for mayor of Jerusalem, city council - opinion

The goal should aim to model the haredim in Jerusalem and to have power, control of portfolios and the reallocation of budgets that they already pay for with their local taxes.

 PALESTINIAN RESIDENTIAL buildings and a mosque are seen past Israel’s separation wall, which surrounds the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem.

What will happen the next Jerusalem election marathon?

Who will be on the next Hitorerut list? For now, Berkovitch is in the arena, getting ready for the next round. But who will follow him two years hence?

 CANDIDATE OFER BERKOVICH and wife Dina cast their ballots in the November 2018  mayoral election.

This week in Jerusalem: And the winner is...

A round-up of city affairs

 WINNERS: PASSING the Tower of David  during last Friday’s Jerusalem Marathon.

Local elections take Jerusalem

On December 22, Jerusalemites are invited to choose their local council representatives in their neighborhoods.

THE LIGHT rail makes a stop in Pisgat Ze’ev. With 45,000 residents, its council is divided into four areas.

Running to make change in Baka

ANU CEO and equality advocate Anat Mufkadi runs for the local council

ANAT MUFKADI is working towards a more inclusive Israel.

A kingdom for your vote - elections finally come to Jerusalem

The last time elections were held in some cases goes back 20 years, even though everyone seems to agree that it’s time for new elections.

GINOT HA’IR local council head Elan Ezrahi.

New innovation hub promises smarter future for towns of all sizes

For start-ups advancing smart city solutions, the center will serve as a platform to offer their technologies to a long list of municipalities, rather than approaching individual local authorities.

The new Municipal Innovation Center in Tel Aviv

Municipalities threaten to strike Thursday over lack of funds

Should "immediate steps" not be taken in accordance with budgetary demands, all municipal services – including waste collection and welfare services – will go on strike from 6:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Garbage in Jerusalem

Degel Hatorah, Agudat Yisrael to run together

A source in Aguda confirmed that it appears the two parties will be able to come to an agreement to run together.

DEGEL HATORAH and Agudat Yisrael councils 370