Hadash local election meeting in the Galilee, October 2013 (Photo: Al Ittihad)

Municipal elections: A plot against Hadash in Nazareth

The winner of the closely watched mayoral contest in Nazareth, Israel’s largest Arab-Palestinian city, between incumbent Ramiz Jaraisy (Hadash) and Deputy Mayor Ali Salam was not known on Wednesday night. Longtime mayor Ramiz Jaraisy won reelection with 43.4% of the vote. MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) came in third, with just under 4,000 votes – 9%…

Racist campaign in Jaffa: "Silence the Muezzin in Jaffa? Only the Likud can." (Photo: Hadashot Yaffo)

Election Committee banned racist ads used by the Likud in Jaffa and Karmiel

The Central Election Committee on Thursday banned campaign ads used by Likud candidates in the Karmiel and Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipal elections, saying they were racist and offensive. Central Election Committee Chairman Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran ordered the candidates to stop the campaigns immediately, deeming them “racist and almost certain to hurt the feelings of…