Election campaigns can indeed be divisive and often nasty. But they do not have to be, and the municipal election this week was a reminder of this.
The Jerusalem Post spoke to some local residents about their views on the election, which issues are important to Haifa, which candidates have their support, and what they think about the pigs.
Throughout Election Day, around 570 polling stations will be opened in various IDF positions, including conflict zones.
Doron Levy: “Local authorities have encountered numerous challenges, and they merit empowerment, as they are the front line responders during emergencies.”
“It’s time to choose: A messianic Jerusalem or an Israeli 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.
The former prime minister criticized the inaction and failure of Netanyahu's government to take accountability, while calling for Israelis to "protest outside the Knesset day and night."
Israel’s municipal elections were originally slated for Tuesday, October 31, 2023, but have since been postponed multiple times on account of the war, until this coming Tuesday.
At the Table: Now back in Israel after 30 years in US prison, Jonathan Pollard is eyeing the Knesset alongside Itamar Ben-Gvir. He calls to annex Gaza, send Gazans to Ireland, and rename the IDF.
Ben-Shimon's tweet went viral on social media and drew many reactions.