Coronavirus crisis propels Israeli mayors to front stage - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Danny Zaken

Danny Zaken

Jan 11, 2021

Israeli children take part in activities at a kindergarten in the central city of Shoham, on October 18, 2020. - Israel started cautiously emerging from a second coronavirus lockdown after a month of tight restrictions, with the re-opening of preschools, kindergartens, beaches and national parks, as numbers of new infections recede. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images) — Israeli children take part in activities at a kindergarten in the central city of Shoham, Israel, Oct. 18, 2020. — Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

A supporter of the left wing Meretz party campaigning for municipal elections hangs balloons next to campaign posters of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat in Jerusalem October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Baz Ratner (JERUSALEM - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - RTX14JPY

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Kindergarten teachers and others wear face masks as they protest against the government plan to reopen kindergartens and schools for young children, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at Rabin square, Tel Aviv Israel April 30, 2020 REUTERS/ Amir Cohen - RC25FG9P1LR4

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