Education
At the time of her election, she was a Doctor of Philosophy candidate in Arab-American women's literature.
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Vera Baboun
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Baboun has a master"s degree in African-American literature. Prior to her election, she was headmistress of the Roman Catholic High School in Beit Sahour and was an English literature lecturer at Bethlehem University, where she was also the dean of student affairs Baboun is the mother of five children.
She is an Arab Christian who Die Welt has noted for her striking green eyes and ambition.
2012 Bethlehem mayoral election
Her bloc was described generally as professionals and technocrats by First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ghad. She ran against well-known male candidates as well as individuals supported by Islamists and left-wing Palestinians.
Her opponents got six seats on the council. Mayor of Bethlehem
As mayor, Baboun presides over a city with the highest unemployment in the West Bank.
Bethlehem has a changing demographic, due to an outflux of the Christian population.
She cites the presence of the Israeli West Bank barrier as an obstacle to growth by restricting the movement of people, ideas and goods. Of Bethlehem she states, "We are a strangulated city, with no room for expansion due to the settlements and the wall." She hopes to stop the flow of emigration by creating job opportunities for young people. She also hopes to regain international support lost while Hamas was in power.
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Politics
By 12 October 2012, Fatah was leading polling by AWRAD research centre at 49%.
