Haifa

:For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe.

Politics

In the past, its docks and industrial areas have made the city a consistent stronghold for the Israeli Labor party, and it was often dubbed 'Red Haifa' (one result of this has been that Haifa is the only city in Israel in which public transport operates on Saturdays); this status is now debatable, however, considering the centrist party Shinui's candidate, Yona Yahav, having won the 2003 municipal elections and having become the mayor. (The labor party's candidate, Elize Shenhar, had removed her candidacy prior to the elections with the intention of raising Yahav's chances of overcoming the Likud party's candidate, since the polls indicated that he had much more electoral support than she did.)

Related Topics:
Israeli Labor party - Centrist - Shinui - Yona Yahav - Likud

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