Jerusalem’s mayor declared his city is adopting the Golan Heights town of Katzrin in order to underscore the bond between the two cities. Ehud Olmert, a member of the Likud Party, drew immediate criticism from the One Israel and Meretz parties, which accused him of overstepping his municipal authority to advance his own political aims.
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