Candidate lists begin to be revealed, alliances are made, and the involvement of national parties emerges as Jerusalem municipal elections inch closer.
The issue of holiday vacation for Muslim residents came up, when Eid al-Adha caused many Jerusalemites to find out what happens when Muslim workers are absent from their workplaces.
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.
The new lobby, which seeks to balance the situation through activity and activism, is a great idea – since whoever joins and starts acting on the matter will be a resident who will also vote.