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Bennett condemns Mamdani for not attending Israel Day Parade amid celebration preparation

Mamdani confirmed he would not be attending, making him the first NYC mayor not to participate since 1964. However, an X/Twitter post from the time showed he attended in 2024.

 Participants at NYC's Israel Day Parade, May 18, 2025.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers his 100 Days Address, a speech dedicated to outline the progress made on his core campaign promises since taking office, in Queens, New York City, US, April 12, 2026.

Jewish safety is not negotiable - opinion

Gregoire and Abou Hassira.

Paris mayor to propose granting honorary citizenship to Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

 inaugural event of the Jewish Mayors and Municipal Leaders Association (JMMLA), held at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden.

CAM launches first ever American Jewish Mayors Association to end silence on antisemitism


Will Moshe Lion serve another term as mayor of Jerusalem? - survey

According to a local survey, incumbent mayoral candidate Moshe Lion is expected to win the election.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Barcelona restores twin cities status with Tel Aviv

Barcelona's status as Tel Aviv's twin city had been suspended in February due to Israeli "apartheid," but the new mayor has reinstated them.

 Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni.

What you didn't read about NYC Mayor Eric Adams's visit to Israel - opinion

Yet some of the most important meetings the mayor had were related to future investments in Israel, learning about innovative Israeli technology, and promoting trade with New York and US.

 THE WRITER, on the right wearing a light blue shirt, walks alongside New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jerusalem’s Old City, last week.

Netanyahu welcomes NY Mayor Adams: ‘A great friend of Israel’

Antisemitic attacks in New York surged in 2022 to the highest level since 1979, but Mayor Eric Adams has been working to fight it.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams in Jerusalem, on August 22, 2023.

NYC Mayor Adams kick offs Israel trip with Jerusalem tour

Adams is set to meet with leaders of the anti-judicial reform protests on Tuesday.

 NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Jerusalem interfaith reception. August 21, 2023.

She stayed in Israel post-gap year and became a voluntary mayor

Racheli Adler: “My family knew that when I came to Israel for a gap year, I wasn’t returning. My parents built their life in a way that as soon as we were all here, they’d be able to come, too.”

 RACHELI FROMOWITZ ADLER, 31 FROM TEANECK, New Jersey, TO TZUR HADASSAH, 2010

High Court: Tiberias Law applies next mayoral election, Yosef can't run

The controversial Tiberias Law allowed Boaz Yosef to run for office by decreasing a restriction on caretaker local authorities immediately running after finishing their service. 

 Boaz Yosef looks at the damage caused to the promenade in Tiberias as a result of strong winds, May 15, 2022

Grapevine: Much that is positive

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Israel's High Court issues order against 'personal' Tiberias election law

A danger of giving this advantage to Interior Ministry appointees would be the reduced autonomy of local government from the state, said petitioners.

 Shas leader MK Aryeh Deri seen during a Shas party meeting, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2023.

Likud offered local politician a job if she quit mayoral race in bribery claims

Criminal elements have infiltrated the holy of holies of the legislative process, NGO says.

 ARYE DERI, head of the Shas Party, leads a faction meeting in the Knesset this week.