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| By: israelinsider staff |
| Published: April 30, 2007 |
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Israeli-Russian billionaire Arcadi Gaydamak has decided to run for mayor of Jerusalem next year, Ynetnews reported Monday.
The businessman told Ynetnews, "I have no doubt that the entire city will vote for me. There's not one person who is not familiar today with Gaydamak and his ability."
Gaydamak decided to run for the position after current Jerusalem Mayor Uri Lupolianski angered Gaydamak by criticizing the annual Veterans Parade for Russian World War II veterans for disturbing Jerusalem Municipality workers. Gaydamak has funded the parade for the past three years.
In a press statement, Gaydamak said Lupolianski's "blasphemous decision" to stop the march was a "blatant act of revisionism, bordering with Holocaust denial."
Gaydamak also said that, "the City Hall was all in favour of the Gay Parade, which divided the citizens, it supports multiple demonstrations of solidarity with the city, but a demonstration of old men who fought the war would be too disturbing for them."
In February, Gaydamak launched a new political party focusing on social issues called Social Justice. |
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