Days after the February 27 municipal elections, we checked in with three key players. The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future. Moshe Lion Less than 24 hours after the publication of the first results, victorious mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion packed up his family and his … Read more
Among all the reasons for Benny Gantz to remain in the emergency government alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the American position on his current status seems to be the most significant. There are other elements, of course, such as the fact that Gantz is not an “American project,” but an independent Israeli politician. Gantz … Read more
Former prime minister Ehud Barak called on Israelis to protest the government and demand action for the government’s various missteps, calling on the public to “besiege the Knesset” on Sunday morning. “Day and night” In an interview on Army Radio, Barak was quoted as saying that “30,000 citizens need to camp outside the Knesset … Read more
On Tuesday, 690,707 Jerusalemites will be able to determine in whose hands the affairs of the largest city in the country will be entrusted. Jerusalem is not only the capital of the State of Israel, it is also the city on which the eyes of the world are directed. There are 30 seats up … Read more
Public representative Sheila Weinberg made history on Wednesday as the first transgender representative to be elected as a city council member in Israel, according to Israeli media. Weinberg, 65, will be serving as a city council member in the town of Kiryat Tivon, southeast of Haifa. She is a mother of two and also … Read more
IDF soldiers have been voting in the municipal elections throughout the last week and will reach their peak as the rest of the country goes to vote. Throughout Election Day, around 570 polling stations will be opened in various IDF positions, including conflict zones, with the southernmost station located in Eilat and the northernmost … Read more
Voters throughout Haifa lined up Tuesday to vote in the municipal elections, with the 31 seats on the city council and the Mayor’s Office on the line. There are a few candidates running in the mayoral race. To win, they need 40% of the vote in the election, if this fails, the vote goes … Read more
After two postponements due to the ongoing war, municipal elections are set for Tuesday, February 27, in 241 cities and municipalities. Also due to the war, the upcoming local elections have garnered minimal media attention. In the 14 locales whose residents were evacuated, elections will not be held. “Because of the challenging circumstances, the … Read more
The IDF has opened 12 polling stations throughout the Gaza Strip and the border with Lebanon to allow soldiers to vote in the upcoming municipal elections, to be held for civilians on Tuesday, February 27. Soldiers are already able to vote, and will be able to until polls close in the rest of the … Read more
Hanania Ben-Shimon is the reservist who killed one of the terrorists in the attack near the A-Za’ayem checkpoint near Ma’ale Adumim on Highway 1 on Thursday. On Friday morning he published a post in which he updated that his condition is improving and used the platform to send a personal message. בוקר טוב, אני … Read more
