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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 435

Ofer Berkovitch

The flags of Ukraine and Russia that were projected onto the walls of Jerusalem's Old City for a short time, March 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
March 14, 2022, 12:40 am
J’lem takes down Old City projection of Ukraine, Russia flags after criticsm
Display calling for peace summit removed following criticism that it disregarded Russia’s initiating the conflict; city says it would be happy to host Moscow-Kyiv ceasefire talks
By ToI Staff
People walk past a photo exhibition of the last survivors of the Holocaust as part of the 'Lonka project,' at Safra Square in Jerusalem, April 8, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 28, 2021, 9:26 am
Female Holocaust survivor’s portrait defaced for 3rd time at Jerusalem exhibit
In most recent attack outside City Hall, images of Peggy Parnass sprayed with paint; women’s rights group blames ultra-Orthodox activists trying to remove women from public arena
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of a clash between Likud party activits and New Hope party Knesset candidate Ofer Berkovitch as he campaigned in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehudah market, March 15, 2021. (Twitter)
March 15, 2021, 8:17 am
Likud activists scuffle with New Hope candidate during Jerusalem campaign tour
Knesset hopeful Ofer Berkovitch accosted as he walks through capital’s Mahane Yehuda market; party leader Sa’ar vows not to be intimidated after 2nd incident in as many days
By ToI Staff
A statue of an anti-Netanyahu demonstrator holding an Israeli flag seen on display at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv December 18, 2020, (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
February 4, 2021, 6:37 pm
As party slates are finalized, a tussle of two cities takes shape
The Jerusalem-Tel Aviv divide is being reified on Knesset candidate rosters, as juggernaut Gideon Sa’ar’s right-wing ideology helps pop the myth of the Tel Aviv bubble
By Tal Schneider
The Nof Zion neighborhood in East Jerusalem, October 25, 2017. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
November 28, 2019, 10:36 am
Work begins to triple size of Jewish enclave in East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood
Project will add 176 homes to Nof Zion, located in Jabel Mukaber; Housing Ministry said to revive another plan for up to 11,000 units on site of Atarot Airport
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
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
Jerusalem mayoral candidate Moshe Lion celebrates his victory with supporters at his campaign headquarters, after winning the Jerusalem municipal elections on November 14, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 14, 2018, 10:06 pm
Moshe Lion clinches Jerusalem mayoral win by 3,765 votes
Candidate garners enough provisional ballots from soldiers, others to put him out of rival Berkovitch’s reach and become next leader of capital
By Marissa Newman
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
An ultra-Orthodox man stands outside the Haredi campaign headquarters for the Jerusalem mayoral candidate Ofer Berkovitch in Jerusalem, on November 8, 2018, ahead of the second round municipal elections that will take place on November 13. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 12, 2018, 8:06 pm
Jerusalem Hasidic leaders refrain from endorsing mayor, in boost to Berkovitch
Agudath Yisrael decision, as race tightens, places secular candidate neck-and-neck with front-runner Moshe Lion
By Marissa Newman
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