Holy city goes secular

In what was a referendum on religious vs. secular this mayoral election, the holy city went secular. According to exit polls, businessman and lifelong Jerusalem resident Nir Barkat took 50 percent of the vote, while Meir Porush, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, received 42 percent.

Of course it wasn't without a hitch. A policeman was injured by a stone. Several haredi protestors apparently harassed voters at a city polling station and tried to stop people from voting. More tomorrow.