Comments on: A Post to Jerusalem’s Mayor Barkat: Did Your Landlord Raise the Rent Too? http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/ Essential Tips for Living in Israel Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:00:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: maha | politics & art http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25906 maha | politics & art Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:46:59 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25906 [...] First, you are assuming that the state of Israel imposes and regulates rent control. Meaning, landlords can’t hike up rent as they wish because it is illegal. This is not the case. [...]

[...] First, you are assuming that the state of Israel imposes and regulates rent control. Meaning, landlords can’t hike up rent as they wish because it is illegal. This is not the case. [...]

]]> By: Gidon Ariel http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25753 Gidon Ariel Thu, 28 May 2009 13:55:44 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25753 http://bit.ly/michalshalem http://bit.ly/michalshalem

]]> By: Oded http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25752 Oded Thu, 28 May 2009 13:23:26 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25752 Michal Shalem is Barkat's "Rosh Mate", a new function that never existed before. Everything goes through her nd she is the one that decides on all the issues. Barkat can say whatever he wants, but she is the one with power. We have seen things in the last months when Barkat said he wanted something to be done, but she wanted the opposite, and she got her way. Why does she have that power ? Because Barkat gave it to her. Why did he do that and why does he change it ? Nobody has a clue. The truth is that Barkat is not even aware of the problems, not even aware that people are complaining, that at this rate nobody will support him next time - because she cut him from the grassroots activists and the city real people. There will be an uprising. It will come from the city council. But it's too soon for them to start it, the elections are only in 4 years and a half. Michal Shalem is Barkat’s “Rosh Mate”, a new function that never existed before. Everything goes through her nd she is the one that decides on all the issues. Barkat can say whatever he wants, but she is the one with power. We have seen things in the last months when Barkat said he wanted something to be done, but she wanted the opposite, and she got her way.
Why does she have that power ? Because Barkat gave it to her. Why did he do that and why does he change it ? Nobody has a clue. The truth is that Barkat is not even aware of the problems, not even aware that people are complaining, that at this rate nobody will support him next time – because she cut him from the grassroots activists and the city real people.
There will be an uprising. It will come from the city council. But it’s too soon for them to start it, the elections are only in 4 years and a half.

]]> By: Molly http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25751 Molly Thu, 28 May 2009 12:46:25 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25751 Oded- who is this person- Michal Shalem? What is her title and how does she have power? Let's expose what is going on. I simply don't believe in "nothing will happen" because everything can happen and we have the potential to make it that way. Let me know any info you have! Thanks! Oded- who is this person- Michal Shalem? What is her title and how does she have power? Let’s expose what is going on. I simply don’t believe in “nothing will happen” because everything can happen and we have the potential to make it that way. Let me know any info you have! Thanks!

]]> By: Oded http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25748 Oded Thu, 28 May 2009 07:30:34 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25748 @Yitz: yes most people who leave Jerusalem leave because of the price of housing (maybe not rents because Israelis tend to buy their apartments). @Molly: I have news for you: Barkat won't do anything. Not because he does not want to. But because he is not able to. I supported him, I know what is going on in the Mayor's Office and it's very sad: a woman named Michal Shalem took control of everything, she is the real mayor and she does not care about anything. Everybody is just terrified from her, even Barkat. Nothing will happen. @Yitz: yes most people who leave Jerusalem leave because of the price of housing (maybe not rents because Israelis tend to buy their apartments).

@Molly: I have news for you: Barkat won’t do anything. Not because he does not want to. But because he is not able to. I supported him, I know what is going on in the Mayor’s Office and it’s very sad: a woman named Michal Shalem took control of everything, she is the real mayor and she does not care about anything.
Everybody is just terrified from her, even Barkat. Nothing will happen.

]]> By: shira http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25747 shira Wed, 27 May 2009 16:22:34 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25747 great post! thanks for giving this issue a voice. it's a major concern of mine, too. i don't want to leave jerusalem and nir shouldn't want to leave, considering i work 2 jobs and pay more taxes than the entire population of meah shearim combined! that's right. i went there. im a hater. but you know its true. great post! thanks for giving this issue a voice. it’s a major concern of mine, too. i don’t want to leave jerusalem and nir shouldn’t want to leave, considering i work 2 jobs and pay more taxes than the entire population of meah shearim combined!
that’s right. i went there. im a hater. but you know its true.

]]> By: Molly http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25742 Molly Wed, 27 May 2009 11:52:39 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25742 Wow $200,000- that's a lot of IKEA. Maybe if Jerusalem becomes a ghost town they won't have to worry about it in Peace negotiations. Yitz- I know several people who have left- due to renting, arnona, and expensive preschools! Wow $200,000- that’s a lot of IKEA. Maybe if Jerusalem becomes a ghost town they won’t have to worry about it in Peace negotiations.

Yitz- I know several people who have left- due to renting, arnona, and expensive preschools!

]]> By: Yitz Woolf http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25733 Yitz Woolf Wed, 27 May 2009 09:52:35 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25733 To Haektem: I never thought of it but now that you mentioned it, less water usage seems like a very important advantage towards having empty apartments. Out of curiosity, does anyone know of someone that has left Jerusalem because of the rental rates? To Haektem: I never thought of it but now that you mentioned it, less water usage seems like a very important advantage towards having empty apartments.

Out of curiosity, does anyone know of someone that has left Jerusalem because of the rental rates?

]]> By: What War Zone??? http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25730 What War Zone??? Wed, 27 May 2009 09:12:11 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25730 Molly, you forgot to mention the problem with Mexican food. Molly, you forgot to mention the problem with Mexican food.

]]> By: Haketem http://www.thebigfelafel.com/a-post-to-jerusalems-mayor-barkat-did-your-landlord-raise-the-rent-too/comment-page-1/#comment-25729 Haketem Wed, 27 May 2009 08:46:47 +0000 http://www.thebigfelafel.com/?p=808#comment-25729 Seems like the municipality would rather see a city filled with empty apartments belonging to foreign Arnona-paying citizens who don't use up parking, water, sewage, or garbage most of the year. Us Jerusalemites are a burden on the municipality, since we use up the resources that could have gone to building a few more floors to the municipal building (I hear Barkat's new office, which cost us 200,000$, is starting to get crowded) Seems like the municipality would rather see a city filled with empty apartments belonging to foreign Arnona-paying citizens who don’t use up parking, water, sewage, or garbage most of the year.
Us Jerusalemites are a burden on the municipality, since we use up the resources that could have gone to building a few more floors to the municipal building (I hear Barkat’s new office, which cost us 200,000$, is starting to get crowded)

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