{"id":107968,"date":"2025-09-15T11:17:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=107968"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T08:27:30","slug":"gaze-of-jerusalem-protest-reveals-city-demographics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/gaze-of-jerusalem-protest-reveals-city-demographics\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaze of Jerusalem: Protest reveals city demographics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"962\">What began on Monday morning as a small protest outside the Beit Hakerem home of Economy Minister Nir Barkat quickly escalated into a telling confrontation. Demonstrators had gathered to demand progress on a deal to return the hostages, but a local resident pushed back, mocking them as \u201conly ten thousand leftists in the whole country\u201d and calling them \u201cpeople of a hundred.\u201d This reaction underscored a larger truth: Jerusalem has been reshaped into a city where demographics dictate politics, and the balance tilts heavily to the right.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1006\">Netanyahu\u2019s bloc dominates Jerusalem<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1434\">Election results across recent years tell a consistent story: Jerusalem is a fortress of Netanyahu\u2019s bloc. Likud, the ultra-Orthodox parties and Religious Zionism command overwhelming support, while the secular-liberal vote continues to shrink. Outmigration of secular residents and rapid growth of ultra-Orthodox communities have redrawn the city\u2019s political map, turning Jerusalem into a near-certain bastion for the right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05ea\u05d5\u05d1\u05e0\u05d5\u05ea \u05e9\u05dc \u05d1\u05d9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d5\u05e7\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d0 \u05dc\u05d4\u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05d9\u05d3 \u05e0\u05d9\u05e8 \u05d1\u05e8\u05e7\u05ea &#8211; \u05f4\u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05db\u05dd \u05d6\u05e7\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d0\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e0\u05e8\u05d0\u05d4 \u05d1\u05df \u05de\u05d0\u05d4\u05f4 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WA1kSeUTLB\">pic.twitter.com\/WA1kSeUTLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05dc\u05d9\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05d8 (@lirishavit) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lirishavit\/status\/1967471025417007130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1478\">The battle for Jerusalem\u2019s mayoralty<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1911\">Within this demographic reality, the question of leadership looms large. Reports suggest that MK Meir Porush may once again seek the mayoralty as the candidate of the ultra-Orthodox parties, potentially replacing Moshe Lion \u2013 a Religious Zionism figure who is himself far from being identified with the secular public. The very idea illustrates how deeply local politics are aligned with the city\u2019s religious and demographic base.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1913\" data-end=\"1962\">Jerusalem municipality\u2019s push for normality<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1963\" data-end=\"2379\">At the same time, the municipality continues to invest in cultural projects, public playgrounds and branding campaigns designed to project an image of normality. Yet behind the fa\u00e7ade, one fact remains undeniable: the demographic reality. The city is increasingly defined by a right-wing, religious and ultra-Orthodox majority, while the secular-left minority loses further ground in both politics and public life.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2431\">Demographics as Jerusalem\u2019s political future<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2806\">The confrontation in Beit Hakerem is more than a neighborhood dispute; it is a microcosm of a national trend. Demography is already determining who governs Jerusalem and shaping the city\u2019s trajectory. The lingering question is not whether Jerusalem will remain a right-wing stronghold \u2013 but who will sit in the mayor\u2019s chair as these demographic forces continue to deepen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1876\" data-end=\"2158\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>(<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/hotel-attack-near-jerusalem-suspect-exposed\/\">Hotel attack near Jerusalem: suspect exposed<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Footage near the home of Minister Barkat shows Jerusalem as a right-wing stronghold \u2013 and will the next mayor come from the ultra-Orthodox?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":107962,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"9320","_seopress_titles_title":"Gaze of Jerusalem: Protest reveals city demographics","_seopress_titles_desc":"Footage near the home of Minister Barkat shows Jerusalem as a right-wing stronghold \u2013 and will the next mayor come from the ultra-Orthodox?","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10327,10414,9319,9314],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking","8":"category-columns-opinions","9":"category-jerusalem-updates","10":"category-main-item"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Footage near the home of Minister Barkat shows Jerusalem as a right-wing stronghold \u2013 and will the next mayor come from the ultra-Orthodox?"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}