Left-wing party was a force in municipal elections for decades, but with it now in debt and barred from subsidizing campaigns, some contenders have reluctantly dropped the brand

Upcoming local election could be a real race for the 1st time in years, as Shas candidate Uriel Buso takes on the United Torah Judaism machine and vows to mop up sanitation issues

Political correspondent Tal Schneider on Israeli 'midterms'; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on razed settlement outpost, IDF readiness and settler in custody over West Bank death

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

Shani Illouz tells Knesset panel members of Likud party offered her various jobs in exchange for backing down ahead of October election

After concluding video to voters, Ness Ziona's Galit Avinoam appears to insult them; she later says she was referring to those behind 'spins' against her

Prominent ultra-Orthodox MK's threat to mayors could backfire, as factions mobilize to address what some see as a threat to the secular way of life

'Los Angeles Darom' highlights real-life struggles in the development town of Kiryat Malachi, through a charismatic resident's story and original music

Hamas formally boycotts vote, but some members still competing across region; Palestinians have not seen national elections for over a decade and a half