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How Jerusalem Municipality reacts to terrorism, crisis

The Situation Room controls everything that happens in Israel's capital for its approximately one million residents, in the west and east of Jerusalem.

04/11/2023

Sukkot: Fun holiday activities in Jerusalem you can't afford to miss

Sukkot the perfect time to go with the family to a museum, take a holiday-themed workshop, go to a music concert, or to any of the special events in and around Jerusalem.

By RONIT ANSBACHER , JOANNA SHEBSON
22/09/2023

This week in Jerusalem: Cherchez la femme

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

09/09/2023

Who is running for a seat on the Jerusalem City Council?

Candidates for the Jerusalem municipal elections have submitted their applications and are finalizing their lists.

19/08/2023

Should Jerusalem Municipality-backed institutions hold election events?

These days, when the title of legal adviser raises the threshold of excitement from all sides of the political map, things are a little more sensitive. 

04/08/2023

How are Jerusalem's politicians getting ready for municipal elections?

There have been some posters, some exposure on the media networks, and occasionally a few private salon get-togethers – but the big “action” has not happened yet. 

14/07/2023

This week in Jerusalem: Money time

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

14/07/2023

Jerusalem parties feud over haredi schools in secular neighborhoods

What is on the agenda now is feeling among some of the city’s residents that the ultra-Orthodox representatives are establishing facts on the ground and preparing to deepen their influence.

01/07/2023

Jerusalem city councilors start their 2023 election campaigns

Jerusalem city councilors Laura Wharton and Yossi Havilio failed to unite their lists and run together, but their platforms are largely similar.

01/07/2023

Moshe Lion, Yossi Saidov: Old West-esque rivals of Jerusalem politics

In this story, there is no good, no bad and no ugly. There is a powerful mayor who has managed to keep his 2018 election campaign promises against a simple city resident and activist.

16/06/2023
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