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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Africa Europe Latin America Middle East North America Search Search: Mayor-elect vows to bolster Israel's 'undivided' capital AFP - Thursday, November 13 JERUSALEM, (AFP) - - A secular tycooon celebrating his election as Jerusalem mayor on Wednesday vowed to turn the Holy City into a world metropolis and bolster its disputed status as Israel's "undivided" capital. Nir Barkat won 52 percent of the votes in Tuesday's poll, routing an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, a scandal-plagued Russian-Israeli billionaire and a pro-cannabis candidate. Media hailed his triumph a secular revolution after five years under ultra-Orthodox Mayor Uri Lupolianski. Barkat, 49, swept to victory on a hardline ticket rejecting concessions to the Palestinians of any part of occupied east Jerusalem as part of a peace deal. The successful businessman with a penchant for natty suits faces an uphill battle in a city struggling with rampant poverty, massive debt and a growing gap between Jewish and Palestinian neighbourhoods. "Tonight Jerusalem has won, tonight Israel has won, tonight the Jewish people have won," Barkat told supporters in a victory speech at his campaign headquarters. "This victory belongs to all those who love and appreciate our incredible city, the eternal capital of the Jewish people. The victory belongs to right and left, religious and secular, Jews and Arabs" A former member of caretaker Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's Kadima, Barkat prides himself on having quit the centrist party after "exposing" what he said was a "plan to divide Jerusalem." "Jerusalem has to stay unified," he has told AFP. Barkat's hardline stance won him the backing of the city's religious right-wing parties which represent a hefty part of Jerusalem's population of 700,000. He promised during his campaign to build new Jewish neighbourhoods in Arab east Jerusalem, which Palestinians want as their capital of their promised state. The vast majority of Jerusalem's Jewish population considers Israel's designation of the city as its "eternal and undivided" capital a sacred mantra, even though it is rejected by the international community. The status of Jerusalem is a main sticking point in the US-brokered Middle East peace talks. The international community and the Palestinians have criticised Israel for continuing Jewish settlement activity in the eastern parts of the city, as well as in the rest of the occupied West Bank. The municipal election, which saw a relatively low turnout of 42 percent, was again boycotted by residents of east Jerusalem, home to some 250,000 Palestinians. Palestinians have shunned the municipal elections since Israel captured east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War and later annexed it in a move not recognised by the international community. In the municipal polls around the country, although candidates of the ruling Kadima won some 50 of the more than 150 local councils, the vote saw a sharp rise in support for environmentalist parties. Barkat's victory in Jerusalem highlights the growing rift between religious and secular Jews in Israel's poorest city. "I see the big picture for Jerusalem," said Barkat, who says his role model is New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and who wants to turn the Holy City into "an international metropolis." The incoming mayor has promised new legislation to attract companies, especially from Israel's large computer industry, and young families in a bid to reverse an exodus of young people from Jerusalem, where over one third of the population lives below the poverty line. Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: World 23 die in South African truck accidentAP - 1 hour 5 minutes ago Four Palestinians dead in Gaza border clashesAFP - 1 hour 9 minutes ago German economy will grind to halt in 2009, say expertsAFP - 1 hour 21 minutes ago 4 dead as Israelis, Palestinians battle in GazaAP - 1 hour 28 minutes ago The Nation's WeatherAP - 1 hour 33 minutes ago Enlarge Photo A Palestinian from Jerusalem casts his vote in the citys municipal elections. A secular hardliner was elected as mayor of Jerusalem, according to official results, ending a five-year rule of an ultra-Orthodox mayor after a campaign that highlighted the city's deep divisions. Most Popular – World Viewed Britney Spears's son hospitalized: statement Ancient 4,300-year-old pyramid discovered in Egypt US expands record bailout of insurance giant AIG Obama, Bush discuss world of challenges Swiss fear more pressure on bank secrecy after Obama victory View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular

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