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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 622

Mayors

Screen capture from video of Harish Mayor Yitzhak Keshet, 2024. (YouTube)
April 21, 2025, 9:34 am
Harish mayor arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a number of women
Police suspect Yitzhak Keshet of assaulting several women, reportedly believe there may be more victims; other suspects also detained
By ToI Staff
Acting Tiberias mayor Boaz Yosef at a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, in petitions against the so-called "Tiberias law," on July 30, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 31, 2023, 12:09 am
High Court rules unanimously against mayoral election law that would benefit Deri ally
Judges say changes to cooling-off period for acting mayor must take effect only after next municipal poll; note legislation seemed ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Boaz Yosef
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Gil Cohen-Magen/Pool Photo via AP)
July 27, 2023, 7:55 am
AG slams ‘flawed’ law benefiting Deri ally in Tiberias mayoral race
Baharav-Miara says law, frozen since last week, ‘sets legal situation backward,’ unfairly benefits incumbents, and should not be implemented at upcoming vote on October 31
By ToI Staff
Petah Tikva mayor Rami Greenberg on December 5 2017. (Rami Greenberg/ Wikipedia CC-BY-4.0)
August 18, 2022, 8:36 pm
Petah Tikva mayor released to house arrest amid bribery suspicions
Court rejects police request to ban Rami Greenberg from municipal duties for 45 days
By ToI Staff
General view of the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod, on November 4, 2019. (Flash90)
July 11, 2022, 10:25 am
City mayor detained on suspicion of using extortion to oust opponents from jobs
Three aides also taken in, police say; municipal chief in central region suspected of withholding funding from organizations unless they fired his enemies and their family members
By ToI Staff
Louisville, Ky., mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg arrives to vote in the state's primary election, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. (AP/Piper Hudspeth Blackburn)
May 18, 2022, 5:49 am
Jewish candidate who escaped shooting clinches Democratic nod for Louisville mayor
Craig Greenberg beats out crowded field, promises to improve city safety, months after social justice activist opened fire at him but narrowly missed
By PIPER HUDSPETH BLACKBURN
The delegation of Israeli mayors and municipal CEOs that visited New York from October 11-18, 2021. (Ohad Kab)
October 24, 2021, 1:09 am
Seeking to mend rifts, Israeli mayors go to NY to experience US Jewish diversity
On an October 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of the Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora
By Danielle Ziri
Illustrative: A policeman holds handcuffs. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
June 15, 2020, 9:54 am
Police apprehend 26 corruption suspects, including 3 mayors
Detainees, among whom are also 2 deputy mayors and owner of chain of schools, questioned over alleged intervention in official tenders in exchange for bribes
By ToI Staff
Signing the agreement on Jan. 24 between the American Jewish Committee and the US Conference of Mayors for AJC to host annual trips to Israel for US mayors (L to R): AJC CEO David Harris, Conference of Mayors CEO Tom Cochran, and Conference of Mayors International Committee Chair Nan Whaley, Mayor of Dayton. (US Conference of Mayors/ via Dayton Jewish Observer)
February 16, 2019, 3:42 pm
Mayors of US cities now have the option of joining an annual trip to Israel
The AJC has partnered with the US Conference of Mayors to host a yearly organized tour of the Holy Land focusing on hi-tech, education, culture and the Mideast conflict
By Marshall Weiss
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
Claudia Sheinbaum of the "Juntos haremos historia" coalition party, gives her thumb up after casting her vote during the general elections in Mexico City, on July 1, 2018. (AFP/ Bernardo Montoya)
July 2, 2018, 2:44 am
Mexico City elects first-ever Jewish mayor, exit poll shows
Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, allied with left-wing presidential candidate, projected to take helm of largest city in North America, also becoming first woman elected to post
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: The headquarters of the Israel Police's Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit in Lod. (Flash90)
May 7, 2018, 3:32 pm
Mayor of northern Israeli city questioned over corruption
Police suspect elected official, along with his deputy and 5 public servants, committed theft and accepted illegal gifts
By ToI Staff
Anchorage, Alaska mayor Ethan Berkowitz after voting on election day. (Courtesy City of Anchorage)
April 13, 2018, 11:56 pm
Moose and salmon all in a day’s work for reelected Jewish Alaskan mayor
Ethan Berkowitz is actually the third member of the Tribe to hold his post, but in a city that has the most diverse neighborhood in the US, maybe that shouldn’t come as a surprise
By Gregory Gutterman Scruggs
Tiberias mayor Yossi Ben-David (right, without hat), with Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (center) during a visit to schools in the northern Israeli city of Tiberias, December 20, 2016. (Yaacov Cohen/Flash90)
March 18, 2018, 12:40 pm
Tiberias mayor attacked with bottles at memorial service
City council blames violence on social media incitement; property belonging to bereaved family also targeted
By Sue Surkes
New Orleans Mayor elect LaToya Cantrelle. (YouTube screenshot)
January 21, 2018, 4:25 pm
New Orleans mayor-elect disavows BDS-backed resolution she authored
Claims that her city is one of biggest to support Israel boycott are ‘totally inaccurate’ and do ‘not reflect’ its values, says LaToya Cantrell
By JTA
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