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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
It is now official. MK Meir Porush of the United Torah Judaism Party will leave the Knesset and run in the Jerusalem mayoral race. The announcement was made after the directorate of Agudas Yisrael chose selected Porush as the party’s candidate. The decision is part of the rotation agreement between the two factions of UTJ, Degel [...]
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Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
MK Meir Porush was unanimously elected Monday evening as the ultra-Orthodox parties' candidate in the upcoming municipal elections in Jerusalem the United Torah Judaism faction announced. The current mayor, Uri Lupolianski, is expected to retire from politics. The UTJ faction in Jerusalem,...
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Mier PorushJerusalem - MK Meir Porush was unanimously elected Monday evening as the ultra-Orthodox parties’ candidate in the upcoming municipal elections in Jerusalem – the United Torah Judaism faction announced. The current mayor, Uri Lupolianski, is expected to retire from politics. The UTJ faction in Jerusalem, which is comprised of the Hasidic Agudat Israel and the [...]
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Ynet News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
As part of rotation agreement within United Torah Judaism faction, Knesset Member Porush elected unanimously to represent haredi party in upcoming municipal elections. Current Mayor Uri Lupoliankski will retire from politics
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
In a poll conducted by the Dahaf Institute, it is learned that United Torah Judaism Jerusalem mayoral candidate Rav Meir Porush would lose the race to secular candidate and businessman Nir Barakat. The incumbent, Rav Uri Lupoliansky would tie in a race against Barakat. The weekly chareidi HaShavua newspaper, which reveals the secret poll, is calling [...]
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Lupolianski.Jerusalem - Mayor Uri Lupolianski will not run for another term in November’s municipal elections. His party, United Torah Judaism, will elect a new candidate for mayor, who will compete against Russian-Israeli billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak and his Social Justice party. At the moment, the leading candidate is Knesset Member Meir Porush. Lupolianski heads the UTJ [...]
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Exclusive to the Five Towns Jewish Times—On Wednesday, August 13, two mayoral candidates of sister cities New York and Jerusalem met at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan. Congressman Anthony Weiner (Democratic Party) and Member of Knesset Rabbi Meir Porush (Agudath Israel) were brought together by Mordechai Avigdor of the Agudah and Michael Landau, Chairman [...]
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Ynet News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
... / Ronen Medzini Haredi factions' leading candidate for Jerusalem mayor is United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush MK Khenin, 50, is married and has three children. He is an attorney and has a Ph.D. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University. Khenin has been an Israeli parliament member since the 17th Knesset and is considered one of the most prominent and diligent MKs, focusing on...
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Residents are angered over what they view as a unilateral decision of the Housing Ministry, one that does not consider their way of life or future plans. Housing Minister Ze’ev Boim is working closely with UTJ MK Rabbi Meir Porush, and they hope to soon begin selling the first 3,000 units. Charish is located near Nachal I’ron (Wadi Ara), in proximity to Highway 6 (Yitzchak Rabin Highway)....
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Israelated (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... contested mayoral contest. Lupolianski is supposed to leave office and "allow" Knesset member Meir Porush to run as the city's Haredi candidate against centrist secular businessman Nir Barkat. Problem is, "Lupo" doesn't want to go home so fast and Porush is under attack from various Haredi factions who believe that he will be soundly defeated by Barkat. There are indications...
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Ynet News (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
... / Ronen Medzini Haredi factions' leading candidate for Jerusalem mayor is United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush The demonstrators arrived with signs that read: "The city center belongs to the young", "Let us live in this city", and "Stop building ghost neighborhoods", as well as signs protesting against Mayor Uri Lupolianski reading, "Lupo let us live here". The participants are members...
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Ynet News (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Haredi factions' leading candidate for Jerusalem mayor is United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Following his response to a Knesset query from MK (Agudah) Rabbi Meir Porush to Public Security Minister Avi Dichter, Porush angrily vowed to continue the battle against missionaries operating in Israel. The case deals with information, apparently obtained from Rav Sholom Dov Lifshitz, that missionaries have been distributing gifts and toys to children admitted to Schneider [...]...
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... for the appointment to run as the chareidi candidate in the Jerusalem mayoral race is MK Rabbi Meir Porush. If Porush does not accept the nomination for the mayoral race, he will be replaced by Yehoshua Pollack in Knesset, who is a major askan in Jerusalem City Hall.If Porush opts to remain in Knesset, then it is likely that Pollack, who is a major power broker in City...
