The electoral programs of the competitors in the occupation municipal elections in Jerusalem range. The current mayor is following a policy of soft penetration into Jerusalemites instead of the iron-fist policy followed by the former mayor of the occupation, Nir Barkat.
The Jerusalem Municipal Council includes 31 members, 15 of whom today belong to the Haredi parties. The total budgets allocated to the employment sector and economic development of East Jerusalem in the “Five-Year Plan 2024-2028” amounted to only 506 million shekels ($139 million)