Former NY consul general Zamir joins Huldai ticket for Tel Aviv mayor race

Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

Israeli Consul General to New York Asaf Zamir speaks at a New York City event with the Jewish Federations of North America on September 27, 2021. (Shahar Azran)
Israeli Consul General to New York Asaf Zamir speaks at a New York City event with the Jewish Federations of North America on September 27, 2021. (Shahar Azran)

Former Israeli consul general to New York Assaf Zamir jumps into Tel Aviv’s mayoral race, announcing a joint run with incumbent Ron Huldai.

Huldai would be mayor and Zamir his deputy.

Zamir previously filled the post as deputy to the five-term mayor Huldai, and unsuccessfully challenged him for city hall control in 2018.

“There’s a lot to do in the city and a lot of challenges stand before us,” Zamir writes in a Facebook post announcing his run.

“I firmly believe that together we can continue to move the city forward and protect it as Israel’s liberal beacon, illuminating the darkness and signaling the correct way forward.”

After leaving Tel Aviv politics, Zamir entered Knesset with the Blue and White party, served as a minister, and later broke with his party and became Israel’s consul general in New York.

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