Jerusalem deputy mayor forms political party led by women

JERUSALEM—Ometz Lev, a new movement in Israel launched and headed by current Deputy Mayor Naomi Tsur, is a political initiative led by the women of Jerusalem. The party will participate in the upcoming Jerusalem municipal elections on Oct. 22, vying for seats on the city council. According to recent estimates, Ometz Lev is geared to win four mandates on the 31-seat city council.

Tsur and her fellow party members are leading a revolutionary movement for the championing of female leadership in a city that has gained a reputation for the exclusion of women. “Our uniqueness is not that we are a pa...