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Jerusalem mayoral election 2018

Ultra-Orthodox protesters vandalize an election poster of Jerusalem mayor candidate MK Rachel Azaria in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood on July 26, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 3, 2019, 9:40 am
Feminist campaign hits Jerusalem buses to compensate for defaced mayoral posters
After ultra-Orthodox vandalized her mayoral banners last summer, Rachel Azaria launches ‘I dream’ drive which envisions society without discrimination against women
By Stuart Winer
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
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 16, 2018, 5:38 pm
Three days after Jerusalem mayor vote, Berkovitch calls Lion to concede
Lion was declared winner on Wednesday night after all the final 9,000 provisional ballots were counted, putting him 3,765 votes ahead
By ToI Staff and Marissa Newman
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks to residents of the Gaza periphery in Kibbutz Kerem Shalom on October 26, 2018. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)
November 14, 2018, 2:58 pm
Lose the battle, ready for (electoral) war: 10 things to know for November 14
Liberman’s resignation over a quickly ended fight with Gaza shakes up an already woozy Israel, and may lead to early elections with Bennett threatening to follow suit
By Joshua Davidovich
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
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on August 12, 2018. (AFP Photo/Pool/Jim Hollander)
November 13, 2018, 11:35 pm
Busy with Gaza violence, Netanyahu misses vote for Jerusalem mayor
PM, who refused to endorse either Moshe Lion or Ofer Berkovitch, spent the entire day at army headquarters in Tel Aviv
By Raphael Ahren
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
Police arrest a protester during a demonstration in Bnei Brak against the conscription of ultra-Orthodox seminary students on November 1, 2018. (Yehuda Haim/Flash90)
November 2, 2018, 9:47 am
New alliances: 5 things to know for November 2
From Beit Shemesh to Gaza to Brazil, friendships both unexpected and obvious are being forged
By Joshua Davidovich
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)
October 31, 2018, 1:06 am
In shocker, Lion and Berkovitch headed for runoff in Jerusalem
Despite backing of PM and outgoing mayor, Ze’ev Elkin suffers major defeat in bid to lead capital; second round scheduled for November 13
By Marissa Newman and ToI Staff
Campaign activists outside a voting station on the morning of the municipal elections, in Ashdod, on October 30, 2018. (Flash90)
October 30, 2018, 4:10 pm
Think local, vote local: 9 things to know for October 30
Municipal elections are underway with hundreds of contests, including Jerusalem’s very closely watched race, amid hopes that Israelis will hit the polls before the beach
By Joshua Davidovich
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
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