Ron Huldai
The event’s organizers released 59 yellow balloons at the start of each race, in a symbolic gesture to the hostages still captive in Gaza.
Thousands of runners and tens of thousands of spectators are expected to participate in Israel’s biggest annual sports event.
Israelis headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal elections postponed due to the Hamas-led terrorist attack.
The decision came after secular protesters forcefully prevented Rosh Yehudi, an outreach group, from holding a gender-separate Yom Kippur service.
The secular-Orthodox divide has grown wider.
“To our astonishment, specifically in the Jewish state, on the holiest day for the Jewish people, left-wing demonstrators rioted against Jews during their prayers,” said the prime minister.
The Coalition for Jewish values claimed Ron Huldai’s move “will preclude public prayer in accordance with Jewish tradition.”
Ron Huldai spoke at a demonstration against the judicial reform plan.
“Tonight, we all share in the sorrow of the United Kingdom,” tweeted Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai.
The competition features 300 under-18 cyclists from 40 countries and five continents.
The map, which uses the term “sovereignty line,” was not approved for use in schools by the Israeli Education Ministry.
“What better way to meet the love of your life than at a sports event in one of the most romantic places in the city?” says Mayor Ron Huldai.
