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Hebron Holds First Ever Elections for Mayor

Israeli residents of Hebron held their first ever elections with Eyal
Gelman being voted as mayor on September 20, 2022. Gelman served as security
coordinator of Kiryat Arba and is a former lieutenant colonel in the
IDF.



Because of its small size and unique status as a divided city, Israeli residents of
Hebron had a government-approved representative body. Many small communities, such as
Druze villages that border on Syria have similar arrangements.


 


Avraham Ben Yosef served for years as head of the Hebron community council
until his retirement. In 2017, the Israeli side of Hebron was officially separated from
the Palestinian Authority controlled Hebron Municipality. In 2019, long-time community
leader Hillel Horowitz became mayor. In December, Horowitz decided to retire, leading
the Ministry of the Interior to arrange new elections.



The Palestinian Authority side of Hebron has its own mayor and city council, currently
led by Tayseer Abu
Sneineh
.


 


On the day of the election, Director General of the Ministry of the
Interior Yair Hirsch announced, “today, for the first time, we are holding a
democratic process of elections for the administration of the Jewish community in
Hebron, an administration which will directly affect your future and the quality of your
life in the fields of education, security, development and more. I congratulate the
residents of Hebron on this historic day when you take responsibility for the future of
the community, and call on all of you to vote and make an impact.”


 


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HEBRON CONTACT INFORMATION

 

United States contact info:



http://www.hebronfund.org

1760 Ocean Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11230

718-677-6886

info@hebronfund.org

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Israeli contact info:

http://en.hebron.org.il/

02-996-5333

office@hebron.com

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