Uri Lupolianski

Uri Lupolianski (Hebrew: אורי לופוליאנסקי; born 1951) is an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008 and is the founder of Yad Sarah.

He served in the Israel Defense Forces as a paramedic and worked as a teacher at a religious school in Jerusalem.

[1] Lupolianski was Deputy Mayor, chairperson of the Planning and Building Committee and responsible for the Family Services and Community portfolio.

[2] Lupolianski was accused of preferring Jews for civil service over Arabs, and of basing municipal decisions on his religious views.

On January 5, 2011, he was indicted with 17 others for allegedly giving or receiving bribes to advance various real estate ventures, particularly the Holyland development.