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Karen Bass, Spencer Pratt head to November run-off in Los Angeles mayoral race

Karen Bass leads 37% in the LA mayoral race, facing Republican Spencer Pratt in the November run-off after a crowded first round marked by wildfires, homelessness, and political clashes.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass dances near supporters while attending her election night watch party as she runs for reelection in the Los Angeles mayoral race during the California primary election in Los Angeles, June 2, 2026.
Signage is displayed outside of a Chase Bank branch in Redondo Beach, California, on March 13, 2023.

Bakersfield Chase Bank locked down as police respond to hostage situation

Headquarters of Lahav 433 – The National Crime Unit in Lod, pictured August 6, 2025.

Deputy mayor among 14 arrested in massive northern Israel corruption raid

Marchers in the Israeli Day Parade carry cardobard cutouts of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, the first lady of New York City, on May 31, 2026.

Mamdani missed the Israel Day Parade, many who went didn’t miss him


Jewish mayor of Dortmund dies after successful career

After the passing of Dortmund’s only Jewish mayor, the city is reviving his story.

 Descendants of Paul Hirsch commemorate the former German mayor in Dortmund, Nov. 30, 2023.

Israel's interior minister defends refusal to delay municipal elections

After being urged to push off the already postponed municipal elections until February 27, Interior Minister Moshe Arbel defended his insistence on not changing the date.

 INTERIOR MINISTER Moshe Arbel arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

Indictment to be filed against gunman who shot at Tamra mayor's home

The shooting occurred during a spate of violent attacks on local political figures in the Israeli Arab community.

 Members of the Arab community march as they protest against the violence in their community, in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. August 31, 2023.

Getting justice in Tiberias over a law and bad English - comment

A billboard advertising to English-speaking tourists in Tiberias was filled with mistakes, and the "caretaker mayor" said they would look into if it was incorrect.

 Boaz Yosef looks at the damage caused to the promenade in Tiberias as a result of strong winds, May 15, 2022

Will Moshe Lion serve another term as mayor of Jerusalem? - survey

According to a local survey, incumbent mayoral candidate Moshe Lion is expected to win the election.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Barcelona restores twin cities status with Tel Aviv

Barcelona's status as Tel Aviv's twin city had been suspended in February due to Israeli "apartheid," but the new mayor has reinstated them.

 Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni.

What you didn't read about NYC Mayor Eric Adams's visit to Israel - opinion

Yet some of the most important meetings the mayor had were related to future investments in Israel, learning about innovative Israeli technology, and promoting trade with New York and US.

 THE WRITER, on the right wearing a light blue shirt, walks alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jerusalem’s Old City, last week.

Netanyahu welcomes NY Mayor Adams: ‘A great friend of Israel’

Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jerusalem, on August 22, 2023.

NYC Mayor Adams kick offs Israel trip with Jerusalem tour

Adams is set to meet with leaders of the anti-judicial reform protests on Tuesday.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Jerusalem interfaith reception. August 21, 2023.

She stayed in Israel post-gap year and became a voluntary mayor

Racheli Adler: “My family knew that when I came to Israel for a gap year, I wasn’t returning. My parents built their life in a way that as soon as we were all here, they’d be able to come, too.”

 RACHELI FROMOWITZ ADLER, 31 FROM TEANECK, New Jersey, TO TZUR HADASSAH, 2010