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Haifa council set to vote on Hadash representative as deputy mayor, sparking backlash

The Zioneer Intelligence Desk

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TL;DR

According to Channel 14, a move to appoint a representative of the Hadash party as deputy mayor of Haifa is stirring opposition within the city council.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Channel 14 reports that a proposal to appoint a Hadash party representative as deputy mayor of Haifa is drawing pushback from council members. The report does not name the candidate or specify a vote date, and no official confirmation from the municipality was cited. Hadash (the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality) is a joint Jewish-Arab party with a predominantly Arab constituency and is the political home of several current Haifa councilors. The move, if pursued, would mark a further diversification of the city's predominantly left-leaning coalition, which already includes Meretz and Labor. No additional details are yet available.

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