Moshe Lion

How Jerusalem’s mayor is reshaping one of the world’s most complicated cities

Holy to the world’s three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, managing the daily life of such a deeply symbolic city is no simple task.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern

Former Jerusalem chief rabbi Aryeh Stern dies at 81

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

Netanyahu, officials lay wreaths after siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Grapevine: SOS from Jerusalem


This week in Jerusalem: No more stink

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 A SCENE FROM the 2018 strike by city workers that left garbage piles at the Mahaneh Yehuda market.

Jerusalem's city council experiences role changes year before election

With the temporary departure of Ofer Berkowitz from the local scene, there was optimism in Mayor Moshe Lion’s office.

 CITY COUNCIL: Stay tuned.

Jerusalem names plaza after Portuguese diplomat who saved thousands during Holocaust

“This small corner of Jerusalem, the eternal city, now carries the name of a hero,” says Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.

Portuguese diplomat Aristides de Sousa Mendes.

This week in Jerusalem: Another choo-choo

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 The first ride of the train between Jerusalem and Modi'in, at Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem on March 31, 2022

Changes in Jerusalem: What's new in local politics in Israel's capital?

11 months away from the Jerusalem city council and mayoral elections, Ofer Berkovitch’s departure – even if, as he emphasized, being only temporary – shakes things up.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION serving without a city council faction of his own is strange, to say the least. (Pictured: In Sept., visiting Jerusalem students on the first of day school).

Jerusalem opposition head Ofer Berkovitch to leave city council

Following his resignation, Berkovitch agreed to answer questions about the present situation of the council and his forecast for the coming years in the city and the role of the young generation.

 POLITICAL PAST: Ofer Berkovitch hits the Jerusalem streets with the Hitorerut movement.

Mayor Moshe Lion: Jerusalem is in the midst of a revolution

Mayor Moshe Lion believes that three main factors – additional housing, more jobs and better transportation options – will attract greater numbers of people back to the city.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION: ‘It is my hope that the entire Jewish people will return to Jerusalem.’

Jerusalem mayor: Israel's capital is for both Jews and Arabs

Jerusalem is a mosaic of cultures, traditions and identities, mayor Moshe Lion told the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York.

 JERUSALEM MAYOR Moshe Lion speaks at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York, US on September 12, 2022

How can we preserve the much beloved buildings in Jerusalem?

Opponents of the project ask if Jerusalem Municipality is once again planning and developing a vision of turning a historic building into another tourist project.

 RESIDENTS OF the German Colony and Greek Colony have already demonstrated in the past their impressive ability to oppose projects that harmed their understanding of the character of the neighborhood.

This week in Jerusalem: End of story

A weekly round up of city affairs.

 GOODBYE, BOOKS: Jordan Books closes its doors (Illustrative).