Jerusalem Municipality
Dramatic change in Jerusalem construction plan approvals: Impact of pre-planning agreements
At the beginning of 2026, one of the significant issues in regulating public obligations for construction developers vis-à-vis the Jerusalem Municipality is expected to take effect.
Rabbi Uri Lupolianski, first haredi mayor of Jerusalem and Yad Sarah founder, dies at 74
Haim Bibas: The local authorities leader steering Israel through crisis
Jerusalem's business owners demand pedestrian bridge to save city center stores
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.
Lion victorious in Jerusalem in landslide victory; Huldai wins in Tel Aviv
With the majority of ballots counted, the incumbents of Israel's two largest cities cling to victory and are set to serve for another five years.
'Normalizing the occupation': PLO calls for boycott against Arab-Israeli list in local elections
"The participation of a Palestinian list in the occupation's municipal elections in Jerusalem is a shameless normalization that serves the plans of the occupation," read the announcement.
Rabbi Haim Pear: The Anglo Jerusalemite fighting municipal inefficiency
Jerusalemite of the Week: Ahead of the municipal elections, In Jerusalem sat with Rabbi Pear to discuss his entry into politics, as well as what he hopes to advance on the city council.
Laura Wharton: The accessibility advocator fighting for an equal Jerusalem
Jerusalemite of the Week: Ahead of municipal elections, In Jerusalem sat down with Laura Wharton and discussed her positions and goals she hopes to advance as part of Yossi Havilio’s Jerusalem Union.
My vote for City Council: A vote for a liberal, Israeli Jerusalem - opinion
“It’s time to choose: A messianic Jerusalem or an Israeli Jerusalem?”
Jerusalem elections are here: Who will run Jerusalem?
Results are not expected the night or even the morning after the elections but rather a few days later – and at the latest on Sunday, March 3.
Who are the haredi Jews running in Jerusalem's municipal election?
In the haredi sector, there four lists competing against each other for seats on the Jerusalem city council.
Jerusalem is a city of lights. This man keeps those lights running
Jerusalemite of the Week: The head of public lighting and power infrastructure for the Jerusalem Municipality, Michael Lidsky is tasked with lighting up the biggest city in Israel.
Israeli or haredi Jerusalem: The municipal election race starts getting attention
ELECTION DIARY: “Israeli or ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem.” Perhaps not the best choice of words these days, when the majority of Israelis are looking for unity, the catchphrase has sparked a small flame.
