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Adir Schwartz talks with Jerusalem municipality inspectors as they shut down a temporary cafe set up by the Hitorerut movement in central Jerusalem after Cafe Basimta closed following weeks of protests by ultra-Orthodox extremists (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 5, 2026, 2:21 pm
Jerusalem municipality shuts down Shabbat coffee stand near cafe that caved to Haredi protests
Inspector tells volunteers from Hitorerut that they ‘received orders from higher up’ to close stall; head of liberal group: ‘Violence closed Cafe Basimta, but failed to close Jerusalem’
By ToI Staff
Mayor Moshe Lion at his office in Jerusalem, May 9, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
February 26, 2024, 2:13 pm
The mayor is certain to win, but there’s a lot more to the vote in Jerusalem
Moshe Lion will be back, but with liberal and traditional Jerusalemites focused on war, ultra-Orthodox factions are expected to win more than half the city council for the first time
By Shalom Yerushalmi
A Shabbat minibus drives through central Tel Aviv on November 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 16, 2023, 7:58 pm
Orthodox Jerusalem council members savage free Shabbat minibus to Tel Aviv
After secularist Hitorerut movement offers transport service, far-right deputy mayor complains to legal adviser saying it violates election campaign laws, vows to halt initiative
By ToI Staff
Screen capture of the Rose Garden, Jerusaelm. (Google Street View. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 14, 2023, 9:01 am
Injunction issued against Jerusalem municipality over park cafe’s Shabbat restriction
Hitorerut party petitions court against tender for Rose Garden eatery requiring operators to close on Jewish day of rest; city hall says complying with local residents’ wishes
By ToI Staff
Ofer Berkovitch, Jerusalem mayoral candidate and head of the Hitorerut (Awakening) movement, seen at the opening of Hitorerut's election campaign in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 3, 2019, 6:03 am
Heading Jerusalem opposition, Berkovitch vows to maintain ‘Shabbat status quo’
After narrowly losing second-round mayoral election, former deputy mayor Ofer Berkovitch said he still plans to fight for the city he loves
By Melanie Lidman
Moshe Lion (R) seen with Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat, during the wedding of Lion's daughter in Neve Ilan, June 19, 2016. (Yaakov Cohen/Flash90)
November 7, 2018, 10:45 pm
Incumbent Nir Barkat endorses Moshe Lion for Jerusalem mayor
In blow to rival Ofer Berkovitch, candidate receives backing from local branches of Likud, Jewish Home and several ministers from ruling party
By Marissa Newman
Man voting in the town of Beit Shemesh. (Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
October 21, 2018, 11:02 am
Meet the contenders seeking to be mayors of Israel’s top cities
On October 30, residents across the country will vote for their local officials. Here’s a look at how the race is playing out in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa (plus some tidbits)
By Marissa Newman
Ofer Berkovitch, Jerusalem Mayoral candidate and head of the Hitorerut (Awakening) movement, is seen at the opening of the Hitorerut election campaign in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 4, 2018, 6:41 am
Mayoral hopeful Berkovitch says he’ll rid Jerusalem of ‘Haredi extortion’
Youngest candidate in the race and founder of the Hitorerut social movement vows to clean up city, advance coexistence initiatives
By Marissa Newman and Raoul Wootliff
Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria at the Eli Horowitz Conference for Economy and Society, held by the Israel Institute of Democracy, in Jerusalem, on June 19, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
June 25, 2018, 3:53 pm
Could Rachel Azaria’s candidacy pave way for ultra-Orthodox mayor in Jerusalem?
With surprise entry of Orthodox, pluralistic MK, the race to succeed Nir Barkat is more open than ever. What’s missing is an ultra-Orthodox candidate. That might now change
By David Sedley
Likud Minister Zeev Elkin (L) and Moshe Leon in the Knesset on March 26, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
June 7, 2018, 6:55 am
Could the Haredim snatch Jerusalem mayorship from sparring Likud hawks?
Minister Elkin’s looming battle with Moshe Lion, an associate of Liberman and Deri, could leave field wide open in capital’s October race
By Marissa Newman
Night view of the Chords bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 20, 2013. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90/file)
November 14, 2017, 4:36 am
Hitorerut party quits Jerusalem coalition, leaving mayor with Haredi majority
Departing Orthodox-secular party accuses Barkat of sacrificing the city’s interests in his pursuit of a career on the national stage
By ToI Staff
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past a billboard that was vandalized, near the entrance to Jerusalem, November 2, 2017. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90/File)
November 8, 2017, 4:39 pm
Haredi man arrested for vandalizing women’s faces on Jerusalem billboards
Suspect found carrying cans of spray paint; local activists decry ongoing effort to remove women from public spaces in the capital
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of Orthodox Jews walking on a street in Jerusalem during Shabbat. (Corinna Kern/Flash 90)
November 23, 2016, 11:51 am
Jerusalem cafés to ‘open for Shabbat,’ but not for business
New initiative looks to bring together secular and religious Jerusalemites on Friday nights at local coffee houses, without the coffee
By Jessica Steinberg
Rabba Tamar Elad-Appelbaum of Kehillat Zion in Jerusalem (Courtesy Kehillat Zion)
May 13, 2015, 8:15 pm
A Jerusalem Day that seeks to bridge the east-west divide
A loose coalition of activists offers the capital city a week of prayer, song, parties and tours
By Jessica Steinberg
Secular Israeli students demonstrate outside the new Cinema City complex in Jerusalem on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 25, 2014, 11:16 pm
Protesters call for Jerusalem cinema to open on Shabbat
Council member Rachel Azaria predicts Cinema City will ultimately open on Saturday — due to the competition
By Jessica Steinberg
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