Motti Malka (Hebrew: מוטי מלכה) is the mayor of the southern Israeli city of Kiryat Malakhi.[1] Malka is a member of the Mayors For Peace Network, an organization that aims to promote peace at a local, and civil society level across the world.[2]
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Malka was first elected in the 2003 municipal elections, beating the Likud incumbent by a comfortable margin.[3] In the 2007 elections, he was re-elected on the Kadima list with 84% of the vote.[4]
On 10 May 2012, Ynet news reported that Malka is a suspect in a rape in an apartment for a demonstration project.[5][6] Malka denied the allegations[7] and stated that sexual relations were held "consensually".[7]
References
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- ^ "New members of mayors for peace network" (PDF). Mayors for peace. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Likud lose control in major cities". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 December 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Ira Kerem (12 November 2008). "Election Report". TIPS-KMHA. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ חקירת ראש העיר: חשד לאונס בדירה לדוגמה [Investigation of mayor suspected of rape in a model apartment] (in Hebrew). Ynet News. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "Kiryat Malachi mayor suspected of raping employee". Ynet News. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ a b Yaakov Lappin (10 May 2012). "Kiryat Malachi mayor denies rape suspicions". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 14 January 2014.