Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai to enter national politics Tuesday night
Huldai said several key public figures would join him. His associates promised that "it will be interesting."
By GIL HOFFMANTel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai attends the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, February 19, 2020(photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)
The mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Ron Huldai, will formally announce on Tuesday that he is entering national politics and is forming a new party to complete in the upcoming general election.“Hundreds of thousands of Israelis feel they currently have no political home,” said Huldai, who, at 76, has been mayor since 1998. “We will raise their heads and return hope to them. The time has come to present a clear alternative.”He said several key public figures planned to join him. Associates promised that “it will be interesting.”Huldai is expected to keep up with his duties as the mayor of the first Hebrew city as he runs for office. . Huldai has told confidants that his goal is to prevent the re-election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he is disappointed that Blue and White leader Benny Gantz failed in that effort. He has expressed doubts that opposition leader Yair Lapid can present a suitable alternative and form a government. Last week, former Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah formed a party. Former Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn (Blue and White) is also looking for a new political home.Yesh Atid MK Boaz Toporovsky expressed disappointment that Huldai was not endorsing Lapid.“How long will all the temporary stars in the Center-Left bloc continue forming failed parties instead of uniting behind Yesh Atid under Lapid?” Toporovsky asked on Twitter.
