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Portrait of then-mayor of Jerusalem Uri Lupolianski. July 30, 2008. (Daniel Dreifuss / Flash 90)
January 8, 2026, 9:28 am
Uri Lupolianski, only ultra-Orthodox mayor of Jerusalem, dies at 74
Lupolianski, who founded the Yad Sarah medical equipment charity and was convicted in Holyland affair, suffered a recent deterioration in health
By ToI Staff
Members of the Arab community holding hundreds of fake coffins as they protest against the violence in their community, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv on August 6, 2023 (Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 29, 2023, 1:42 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 29: Why Arab officials are under threat; women talk in Bnei Brak
Diaspora correspondent Canaan Lidor looks at Ukraine antisemitism and a women’s rights protest, as Arab affairs reporter Gianluca Pacchiani discusses violence and a new politician
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem mayoral candiate Waleed Abu Tayeh during an interview with The Times of Israel at the Saint George Hotel, Jerusalem, August 17, 2023. (Gianluca Pacchiani / Times of Israel)
August 22, 2023, 9:29 am
Fighting community’s boycott of politics, lawyer runs to be Jerusalem’s 1st Arab mayor
Waleed Abu Tayeh, 69, believes engagement and representation are crucial to improving residents’ conditions in East Jerusalem — and the long odds do not deter him
By Gianluca Pacchiani
A man holds voting notes of Jerusalem mayoral candidates Ofer Berkovich and Moshe Lion, during preparations for the upcoming second round of the Jerusalem municipal elections, at a warehouse in Jerusalem on November 11, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2018, 2:14 pm
New mayors, more women: 2018 local elections summed up
Turnout was low, turnover was high in Tuesday’s run-off; Hof Ashkelon Regional Council vote postponed due to Gaza rocket barrage
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (right) hold a press conference at the Mamilla Hotel in Jerusalem, February 23, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 29, 2018, 9:31 pm
Barkat was promised Jerusalem Ministry if Elkin elected mayor – Likud sources
Outgoing mayor denies deal that could see him move directly from his Safra Square municipal headquarters to a government office
By Raoul Wootliff
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
Ze'ev Elkin in his office on May 2, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
October 10, 2018, 6:43 am
Likud mayoral hopeful Ze’ev Elkin says he will work to keep Jerusalem Jewish
Seasoned cabinet minister says his close connection to the PM will allow him to better tackle the challenges facing Israel’s capital
By Raoul Wootliff
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Zeev Elkin, speaks at the Jerusalem Center for Public and State Issues, on September 13, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 22, 2018, 12:52 am
Elkin panned by Likud’s Jerusalem branch in mayoral race
Despite Netanyahu’s endorsement, party faithful critical of Jerusalem minister who is running for mayor on an independent ticket
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (r) seen with Jerusalem and Heritage Minister Ze'ev Elkin in the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 3, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
July 25, 2018, 12:30 am
Elkin gets PM’s endorsement for Jerusalem mayor, 2 months after entering race
Jerusalem affairs minister ‘has done so much for our capital,’ Netanyahu says of his Likud colleague
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem City Council member Aryeh King. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 7, 2018, 10:08 pm
New right-wing, ultra-Orthodox list enters Jerusalem mayoral race
‘United’ faction, headed by settlement activist Aryeh King, seeks to garner the Haredi and national religious vote in October’s municipal elections
By ToI Staff
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
Kulanu MK Rachel Azaria at the Knesset on June 14, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
June 24, 2018, 10:56 am
Kulanu MK throws hat into ring for Jerusalem mayor
Rachel Azaria becomes first female candidate in this year’s mayoral race, joining an already crowded field of contenders
By Alexander Fulbright
Mayor Nir Barkat's endorsement video for Jerusalem Affairs Minister Ze’ev Elkin (Screen capture: Facebook)
June 20, 2018, 9:58 am
Barkat endorses Elkin for Jerusalem mayor in Wild West-style video
Two Likud politicians spar with tales of the successes they have brought to the city
By ToI Staff
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
People seen partying at a bar in the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, on May 8, 2018. (Liba Farkash/Flash90)
June 3, 2018, 11:29 pm
Does Litzman want to close top nightspot because 2 drunk women visited yeshiva?
Mayoral candidates reject ultra-Orthodox lawmaker’s demand to shutter bars in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market; TV suggests motivation may be personal
By ToI Staff
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