Shlomo Ne'eman, who heads the Gush Etzion Regional Council, announced that he supports Ze'ev Elkin's bid for mayor of Jerusalem.
"The Gush Etzion Regional Council is giving up one of its senior residents, our friends Minister Zeev Elkin, in favor of Jerusalem, the tradition of our forefathers, to dedicate ourselves to the eternal capital of the State of Israel," said Ne'eman.