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Arab residents of Jerusalem faced a new threat over the weekend of not voting in Tuesday's municipal elections.
Sheikh Akram Sabri, the Sheikh of the Al-Aksa Mosque, convened the Sheikhs Council of Jerusalem, which issued a fatwa (Muslim religious decision) banning participation in the election.
"Participating in the election helps the occupation to strengthen Jewish control over the city and to change its historical and religious character," said Fatwa, which was originally leaked by the newspaper Makor Rishon.
Sabri devoted her weekly sermon to the Al-Aksa Mosque on her call not to vote.
The decision could harm Jerusalem's party for Jerusalemites led by Ramadan Dabash of Sur Baher district in the capital. Dabash is an Israeli citizen who has good relations with the current mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, and government officials.
A Dabash party source said she was not surprised by the decision.
"It is a decision of the Palestinian Authority that is under pressure and that does not reflect the Qur'an," the source said. "Dabash has received 22 Fatwas that allow him to run if he helps his people."
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A source close to Jerusalem's Minister of Jerusalem Affairs, Ze'ev Elkin, mayoral candidate, expressed hope that the Arabs will vote in the elections. There are about 180,000 eligible voters in the Arab sector.
Elkin was hurt by Sunday's final decision by deputy mayor Yossi Daitch to stay in the race. Elkin had hoped that Daitch would resign and cast support from his Agudat Yisrael party behind him.
Daitch received surprising support on Sunday from former Meretz city councilor Reli Ben-David. It was also approved by former Meretz chief in Jerusalem, Pepe Alalu.
Without Daitch's support, Elkin will have a hard time pbading City Councilors Ofer Berkovitch and Moshe Lion and winning a place in a second round race to be held on Nov. 13 between the first two if no candidate wins 40% of the votes.
In order to reach out to Elkin voters, Berkovitch on Sunday urged Jerusalem police chief Yoram Halevy to investigate for sending an anonymous text message insulting Elkin to voters in Jerusalem. Berkovitch, who heads the Hitorerut party, has been calling messages comparing Elkin to Gargamel, the evil cartoonist of Smurfs.
"I tried to lead a positive and clean campaign and avoid mistakes," Berkovitch said. "We want to create unity, not discord. We want to win because of our abilities, not because of attacks. "
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