Lion had a lead of one percent, with 50.46%, compared to 49.54% for Berkovtich in a race that was impacted by a rift inside the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community.

An anonymous letter, recently discovered in the National Library archives, offers a glimpse into a time of crisis when the residents of Tel Aviv were prisoners in their own homes.

Today Israel is the fourth most crowded country in the OECD.

Lion had a lead of some 6000 votes over Berkovtich in a race that was impacted by a rift inside the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community. Shas leader Arye Deri called Lion to congratulate him

Deri’s first name means Lion in Hebrew, and he made clear that if Lion would be elected, he would be the one doing the roaring for the mayor.

More than 6,000 high-tech companies and start-ups are currently active in Israel, with the latter raising some $5.24 billion in 2017.

Despite the incessant Hamas rockets attacks on Tuesday, the Kerem Shalom border crossing remained open, with dozens of trucks entering Gaza.