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Netanya wins $1 million in Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge for parks project

The city of Netanya is one of 24 winning cities in Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge competition, the organization announced.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
View of buildings and houses in the central Israeli city of Netanya, September 8, 2024.
Bloomberg-Sagol Center opens third class to train Israel’s mayors

Third cohort of Bloomberg-Sagol leadership program launches at TAU

The yearlong track will train 20 mayors and 40 senior officials in data-driven management, crisis leadership, and urban innovation, with a formal launch event on Tuesday in Tel Aviv.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
(L-R): Marc Benioff, Jan Koum, Michael Dell, Michael Bloomberg, Bill Ackman, Larry Ellison

No. 14: Jan Koum, Michael Dell, Bill Ackman, Marc Benioff, Larry Ellison, Michael Bloomberg

These billionaires have made a profound impact on Jewish life and Israel through investment and influence, in another year of unprecedented challenges to the Jewish state.

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Former New York City mayor and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg hosts a roundtable discussion with municipal leaders throughout Israel from all walks of life

Michael Bloomberg launches regional innovation hubs in war-stricken Israeli cities - exclusive

The initiative, under Bloomberg Philanthropies, intends to provide both support and expertise, based on vast experience in other conflict zones, to the most affected communities across Israel.

|ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI

Bloomberg puts up $10 million for coronavirus contact tracing program

“We’re all eager to begin loosening restrictions. But in order to do that safely we first have to put in place systems to identify people who may have been exposed to the virus.

APRIL 24, 2020ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during a campaign event at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. February 12, 2020

Michael Bloomberg suspends Democratic presidential campaign

The former New York City mayor spent hundreds of millions of dollars of his own money in a bid to secure the candidacy.

MARCH 4, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday night rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2020

Michael Bloomberg says he needs more gun protection than average citizen

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg made the case Monday that he requires more gun protection than the average citizen due to persistent threats against his life.

MARCH 3, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg speaks during a live televised town hall in Manassas, Virginia, U.S. March 2, 2020.

David Friedman, Mike Pompeo speak at AIPAC - WATCH LIVE

The speakers take part in the three-day conference, speaking on the Monday morning general session at Washington.

MARCH 2, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman addresses the AIPAC policy conference in Washington, DC, U.S., March 6, 2018.

Bloomberg at AIPAC: Sanders is 'dead wrong' for calling AIPAC racist

He also vowed – unlike Sanders – to keep the Israeli embassy in Jerusalem and voiced his opposition to the BDS movement.

MARCH 2, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg delivers remarks during the AIPAC convention at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, U.S., March 2, 2020.

Congregants in Alabama church turn their backs on Bloomberg

"The people of Selma will struggle for the soul of the nation," Bloomberg told his audience, as a number of those in attendance silently stood and turned their backs.

MARCH 1, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Attendees stand and turn their backs on Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg as he talks about his plans to help the U.S. black community during a commemoration ceremony for the 55th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" march in the Brown AME Church in Selma, Alabama, U.S., March 1

Pence, Pompeo, Bloomberg and Biden to address AIPAC conference

Vice President Mike Pence will be the keynote speaker this year. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, will address the conference as well.

MARCH 1, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington in March.

Bloomberg fishes for delegates among Americans in Israel

Campaign literature put out before the event said that Bloomberg, who along with Bernie Sanders is Jewish, has been “a champion for Israel."

FEBRUARY 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Bernie Sanders. Behind Bloomberg: Wall Street in the 1960s. Behind Sanders: Jewish salespeople on the Lower East Side of New York City in the 1890s.

Bloomberg campaign to try its luck in Israel

Bloomberg's main competition in Israel is most likely the other Jewish candidate, current Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders, who in 2016 won 60% of the vote, compared to Hillary Clinton's 40%.

FEBRUARY 26, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu greets former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 23, 2014.

Would Sanders, Bloomberg or Warren move the US embassy back to Tel Aviv?

"What I happen to believe is that right now – sadly, tragically, in Israel, through Bibi Netanyahu – you have a reactionary racist who is now running that country," Sanders said.

FEBRUARY 26, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Democratic 2020 US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talks as former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looks on in the seventh Democratic 2020 presidential debate in Iowa, January 14, 2020.