Judges say changes to cooling-off period for acting mayor must take affect only after next municipal poll; justices note legislation seemed ‘tailor-made’ to benefit Boaz Yosef

Baharav-Miara says law, frozen since last week, 'sets legal situation backward,' unfairly benefits incumbents, and should not be implemented at upcoming vote on October 31

Court rejects police request to ban Rami Greenberg from municipal duties for 45 days

Three aides also taken in, police say; municipal chief in central region suspected of withholding funding from organizations unless they fired his enemies and their family members

Craig Greenberg beats out crowded field, promises to improve city safety, months after social justice activist opened fire at him but narrowly missed

On an Oct. 11-18 trip to the Big Apple, 30 local leaders, including the mayor of Arab-majority Umm al-Fahm, engage in cultural exchange with Diaspora

Detainees, among whom are also 2 deputy mayors and owner of chain of schools, questioned over alleged intervention in official tenders in exchange for bribes