Left-wing party was a force in municipal elections for decades, but with it now in debt and barred from subsidizing campaigns, some contenders have reluctantly dropped the brand
Eliezer Rauchberger is the second most powerful man in the Jerusalem Municipality. An ultra-Orthodox politician, here is what he thinks about the city and his role in it.
Walid Abu Thaya, 69-years-old, Is Not the Typical Palestinian Candidate for Local Elections - an Israeli Citizen Born Within the Green Line. Thaya, However, Is Not Afraid to Break the Age-old Taboo of Taking on Israeli Politics, Even if Most East Jerusalemites See City Hall as 'The Enemy'