From Head of settler umbrella group loses reelection bid for Gush Etzion mayor
Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman Shlomo Ne'eman attends a press conference of the Yesha Council outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, August 12, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
With all ballots there tallied, results from Gush Etzion show regional council chairman Shlomo Ne’eman — who heads the Yesha Council settlement umbrella group — has lost his reelection bid to Yaron Rosenthal.
Online election results published by the Interior Ministry show that Ne’eman received 44.2% of the total vote, while Rosenthal picked up 55.8%.
