According to a local survey, incumbent mayoral candidate Moshe Lion is expected to win the election.
Jerusalem’s Arab residents should reject calls for yet another pointless boycott of the municipal elections and participate actively in the democratic process.
The majority of the Arab residents have been boycotting the municipal elections since 1968, claiming that participation would be interpreted as recognition of Israel’s annexation of east Jerusalem.
At this stage, most of the attention is directed at the city council, where the most important decisions regarding the life of the city and its residents are made.
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