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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 564

Jerusalem elections 2018

Supporters of Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Lion (center) react as the preliminary results of the mayoral race are announced, November 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
November 14, 2018, 2:55 am
Lion declares he’s won Jerusalem mayoral race, but rival says it’s not over
Ofer Berkovitch vows not to give up, says his legal team will be checking into ‘irregularities’ at polling stations; 8,500 outstanding votes will only be tallied Wednesday
By Marissa Newman
Supporters of Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Lion react as the preliminary results of the mayoral race are announced on November 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
November 14, 2018, 1:35 am
Interior minister says Lion is Jerusalem mayor, though soldiers’ votes uncounted
Ultra-Orthodox favorite declares victory after securing 6,000-vote lead over Ofer Berkovitch; 8,500 outstanding votes will only be tallied Wednesday
By Marissa Newman
Jerusalem mayoral candidates Ofer Berkovich (L) and Moshe Lion during an October 21, 2018 debate ahead of the Jerusalem Municipality elections on October 30, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 13, 2018, 11:57 pm
Jerusalem’s Lion gains lead over Berkovitch after 90% of mayoral vote tallied
After leading for most of the night, secular candidate Berkovitch now trails ultra-Orthodox-backed Lion by several thousand votes
By Marissa Newman
Jerusalem Mayoral candidate Moshe Leon and his wife cast their ballots at a voting station for the Jerusalem municipal elections on November 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 13, 2018, 10:27 pm
Polls close in tense Jerusalem mayoral race; under 1/3 of voters show up
With over 30% of votes counted, secular Berkovitch takes lead over ultra-Orthodox-backed Lion, but race still too close to call
By Marissa Newman
Local elections campaign posters can be seen as smoke rises behind from a building that was set ablaze by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot on November 12, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 13, 2018, 1:15 pm
Jerusalem, other towns return to mayoral polls, as Gaza attacks stymie 1 runoff
Candidates who failed to reach 40% in first round face tense runoffs; race in capital too close to call as voters chose between ultra-Orthodox-backed Lion and secular Berkovitch
By Raoul Wootliff
Aliza Bloch celebrates with supporters on November 1, 2018. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90)
November 1, 2018, 10:07 am
For Bloch, against the bloc: 8 things to know for November 1
Women are doing it (getting elected) for themselves, with a little help from some ultra-Orthodox mavericks. Can Jerusalem’s Berkovitch lasso in the Haredi radicals as well?
By Joshua Davidovich
An Israeli man hangs campaign posters for local elections in the center of Jerusalem on October 30, 2018. (THOMAS COEX / AFP)
October 31, 2018, 3:54 pm
Runoffs, revolutions and rage: 9 things to know for October 31
Jerusalem heads to a second round, Haifa becomes first major city to elect a female head and Tel Aviv sticks with a ‘dictator’; plus Trump’s Israeli in Pittsburgh sparks questions
By Joshua Davidovich
Campaign posters for the upcoming municipality elections in Tel Aviv, on October 9, 2018. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 28, 2018, 1:00 pm
Legal loophole allows secret loans to candidates in local elections
Current rules could facilitate ‘laundering of loans into donations,’ clean government watchdog warns; it could also buy criminals or the wealthy influence on municipal politicians
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: A Palestinian man walks past Israeli police officers at the entrance to the Shuafat refugee camp in East Jerusalem on December 2, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 28, 2018, 10:51 am
Palestinians debate value of boycotting Tuesday’s Jerusalem municipal elections
Some residents yearn for influence and better city services, while others fear participation would reinforce Israeli claims to city’s eastern half
By Majeda El Batsh and Steve Weizman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem along with Likud minister and Jerusalem mayoral candidate Ze'ev Elkin on October 24, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 25, 2018, 2:51 pm
Putsch paranoia: 7 things to know for October 25
The palace intrigue surrounding a supposed overthrow plot deepens, with most not buying Netanyahu’s claims against Rivlin and Sa’ar
By Joshua Davidovich
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
A tour group listens to a guide at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the Old City in 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 14, 2018, 9:58 am
While those who aspire to run it posture and pontificate, Jerusalem is sinking
East Jerusalem is the largest Arab city in Israel, yet Israeli leaders seem content to let it fester in neglect, ensuring that the insolvent capital continues to decline
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Lara Alqasem, sitting, at Tel Aviv District court on October 11, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 11, 2018, 3:47 pm
Who’s really hurting Israel? 9 things to know for October 11
The barring of alleged activist Lara Alqasem is seen doing more harm than good for the anti-BDS movement, and why is the envoy to the UN slamming a text Israel signed off on
By Joshua Davidovich
A photo taken on July 23, 2006 shows an Russian IL-20M (Ilyushin 20m) plane landing at an unknown location. ( AFP PHOTO / Nikita SHCHYUKIN)
September 20, 2018, 12:55 pm
The Russia news is real, the rest may not be: 8 things to know for September 20
Israel is insisting it’s not at fault for Syria’s downing of a Russian plane, but is still trying to ‘calm the bear’; elsewhere, the air fills with reports of a dubious nature
By Joshua Davidovich
A campaign poster published by the Jerusalem branch of the Jewish Home party, August 6, 2018. (Twitter)
August 6, 2018, 5:33 pm
Anger at Jewish Home campaign warning of ultra-Orthodox takeover in Jerusalem
Posters showing leading mayoral candidates decked out in black hats and sidelocks draws condemnation from part’s national HQ, others
By Stuart Winer
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