Washington Post on Jerusalem’s Mayoral Race
November 10, 2008 – 12:01 pmToday’s Washington Post has an indepth look at the candidates for mayor of Jerusalem. In “Jerusalem’s Mayoral Race Reflects the City’s Troubled Times,” Linda Gradstein writes: “When Jerusalemites go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor, they will choose among a man on trial in France for arms trafficking and money laundering, a self-made millionaire who wants to build thousands of Jewish homes in the heart of an Arab neighborhood, and an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who won’t put his picture on his campaign posters.
“Jerusalem is home to sites holy to three major religions, and its future is one of the most contested issues dividing Israelis and Palestinians. But the city is also one of the poorest in Israel. About half of Jerusalem’s residents are Palestinians or ultra-Orthodox Jews, many of whom are unemployed and pay little or no taxes.”
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