Municipal elections

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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.

Palestinians in Gaza to vote in municipal elections, offering view into support for Hamas

It will be Gaza's first vote of any kind since 2006, when Hamas won the PA's legislative elections and later seized control of Gaza following a brief civil war with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.

|ByREUTERS
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
Israelis in Jerusalem are seen protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to fire defense minister Yoav Gallant, near the Prime Minister’s Residence, Nov. 6, 2024.

Year in review: What were the biggest events, stories in Jerusalem of 2024?

From the Iran attack and the Paraguayan embassy move to the waves of protests and the taking down of UNRWA, these are the biggest events and stories in Jerusalem of 2024.

|ByAARON REICH

14 Days: Hamas war

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

APRIL 3, 2024BySTEVE LINDE
The Israel-Hamas War (Illustrative)

Second round of municipal election held in 35 cities

Haifa was the biggest city to be holding a second round. Other cities include Ariel, Beit Shemesh, Harish, Rehovot, Ramle, Kiryat Gat, Pardes Hannah–Karkur, Nes Tziyona, and Binyamina-Givat Ada.

MARCH 10, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Second round of municipal election ballots open in 35 cities

Haifa is the biggest city to be holding a second round of voting. Other cities include Ariel, Harish, Rehovot, Ramle, Kiryat Gat, and Binyamina-Givat Ada.

MARCH 10, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Haifa Mayoral candidate David Etzioni casts his ballot at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, in Haifa, on February 27, 2024.

What the key players think of Jerusalem's municipal elections

The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future.

MARCH 9, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
Victorious: Moshe Lion celebrates his Feb. 27 mayoral win.

35 municipalities to hold second election round on Sunday

According to Israeli law, in this scenario, the top two finishers in the race go head-to-head, and therefore, 70 candidates will be up for election on Sunday. 

MARCH 7, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Israel's haredi IDF draft bill expected to advance in Knesset this week

The public debate over the haredi exemption from IDF service broke out after the government last month announced its plan to extend mandatory and reserve duties for current soldiers in order to fill

MARCH 3, 2024ByELIAV BREUER
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road during a protest outside the city of Bnei Brak, March 3, 2024

Grapevine, March 3, 2024: Women underrepresented in municipal councils

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 3, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
EHUDA RAVEH, chairman of the Friends of Anu Museum, flanked by his wife, Tami (right), and Rina Meshel Grunis.

Jerusalem municipal elections: Who won? What happens next?

Jerusalem barely turned out to the polls for the municipal elections. What happens next?

MARCH 2, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Grapevine: Voting tradition

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 2, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
An Israeli municipal elections voting box.

De-meow-crat-ya: Taking my cat to vote in municipal elections - comment

I decided to take my cat Medici – full name: HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich, a staunch supporter of Shas – to vote in the Jerusalem municipal elections.

MARCH 2, 2024ByAARON REICH
The writer, Aaron Reich, is seen with their cat, Medici (full name HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich) waiting to vote in Jerusalem for the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.