Walid Abu Tayyeh of Beit Safafa intends to go all the way and become the first Arab mayor of Israel's capital. We caught up with him for a first interview about the goals, the threats, the flag parade (and pride) and also - who wouldn't agree to sit with, not even "for peace"? "I want to be a moderate among moderates, we deserve to live too," he says.
After the last municipal elections, voter turnout in the Arab public in East Jerusalem dropped to 1%.