2024 Jerusalem mayoral election

The 2024 Jerusalem mayoral election is expected to be held on January 30, 2024 to elect the mayor of Jerusalem. Originally scheduled for October 31, 2023, the elections were delayed due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[1]

2024 Jerusalem mayoral election
30 January 2024
Incumbent Mayor

Moshe Lion


Background

The election will be part of the 2024 Israeli municipal elections.

Mayor Moshe Lion and Deputy Mayor Yosi Havilio are the main candidates.

The issues of public transportation, the expansion of the Jerusalem Light Rail, real estate prices and development, highway repairs, and the rapidly spreading influence of Haredi Judaism in the city are widely expected to be key issues.

Mayor Moshe Lion's slight rise in popularity among East Jerusalem Arabs compared to prior mayors has been observed by analysts, with an April 2021 op-ed noting Arabs are expected to play a major role in the election,[2] and another op-ed encouraging Arabs to become more politically active in the race for mayor and in elections for Jerusalem City Hall.[3]

The Jerusalem Light Rail is expected to be a key issue, with the aftermath of a three yearlong debate[4] over the Light Rail's Blue Line on Emek Refaim in Katamon, four new planned lines, as well as plans for a cable car into Jerusalem's Old City, dividing voters.[5][6] [7]

West Jerusalemites' debate over the acceptance or discomfort with the increasing numbers of high-rise towers, which opponents including Kiryat HaYovel's Yuvalim 2041 activist group, is another issue facing voters.[8][9] The debate centers around whether the high-rise towers threaten the city's traditional character or not.[10]

In early November 2022, Opposition Leader Berkovitch announced his decision to step away from the City Council.[11]

Candidates

Polling

First round
Date Poll source Moshe
Lion		 Yosi
Havilio		 Undecided Unanswered
16 September 2023 Maariv[15] 48%18%33%1%

References
  1. Keller-Lynn, Carrie. "Wartime Knesset pushes municipal elections to January 30, instead of next week". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. Gil, Avi (2021-04-02). "Ra'am, Jerusalem and the one-state solution". Ynetnews. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. "Palestinians should run for mayor of Jerusalem, city council - opinion". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. "Jerusalem's German Colony: light rail extension will ruin Emek Refaim". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. "Emek Refaim Jerusalem light rail gets final approval". Globes. 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  6. Salman, Oren Liebermann,Michael Schwartz,Abeer (2019-11-05). "Israel approves controversial cable cars in Jerusalem". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Jerusalem Light Rail Project Divides Its ultra-Orthodox Community". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  8. "Tower Boom Threatens to Render Jerusalem Unrecognizable". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  9. "Changing the Jerusalem skyline". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  10. "'Jerusalem's Burj Khalifa' Will Reshape the City's Urban Landscape". Haaretz. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  11. "Jerusalem opposition head Ofer Berkovitch to leave city council". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  12. "Jerusalem Day: Mayor Moshe Lion talks issues plaguing Israel's capital". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
  13. "First major challenger tosses his hat in the ring against Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  14. "Fighting community's boycott of politics, lawyer runs to be Jerusalem's 1st Arab mayor". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  15. "Will Moshe Lion serve another term as mayor of Jerusalem? - survey". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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