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Haifa opposition head Einat Kalisch- Rotem..
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Labor Party candidate Dr. Einat Kalisch Rotem made history Tuesday, when she defeated Haifa mayor Yona Yahav and became the first woman elected to head one of Israel’s largest cities.
It was a rare victory for Labor, which has fallen on tough times.
“This was a huge victory for Haifa,” Labor leader Avi Gabbay said. “Einat proved that with hard work and determination, the polls can be defeated. Good luck to our mayor and to all residents of Haifa.”
Kalisch Rotem was also backed by haredi (ultra-Orthodox) residents of the city, who were eager to defeat Yahav, who had been mayor since 2003.
Yahav was close to Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and is a former Labor Party MK.
Kalisch Rotem received a boost on October 22, when the Supreme Court decided to allow her to run, overturning a district court decision disqualifying her candidacy.
The district court had said she could not run because her attorney and the Labor Party had submitted both her candidacy and that of another candidate, Yisrael Savyon.
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Kalisch Rotem has a doctorate in architecture and urban planning and teaches at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology’s graduate school.
In another victory for women, the Knesset will get its record 36th female MK when Osnat Mark replaces new Beit She’an mayor Jackie Levy in the Likud faction. Mark was the next candidate on the Likud list.
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