Karim Khalaf was Mayor of which West Bank city for 10 years in the late 20th century?
Ramallah Ramallah (Arabic: رام الله‎ ‎   ) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 km north of Jerusalem at an average elevation of 880 meters above sea level, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the "de facto" administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). Ramallah was historically an Arab Christian town. Today Muslims form the majority of the population of nearly 27,092 in 2007, with Christians making up a significant minority.
Kiryat Shmuel, Haifa Kiryat Shmuel (Hebrew: קרית שמואל‎ ) is a neighborhood at the perimeter of the city of Haifa in northern Israel. The neighborhood is bounded by Kiryat Haim in the south and in the west, by Kiryat Yam in the west, and by Kiryat Motzkin in the east. It is located about one kilometer from the coast, with a train station on its border with Kiryat Motzkin. Kiryat Shmuel has a population of 5,500 (2007) consisting mostly of Orthodox Jews. The neighbourhood is named after Shmuel Hayim Landau, a leader of the Hapoel HaMizrachi movement.