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.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern

Former Jerusalem chief rabbi Aryeh Stern dies at 81

Former Jerusalem chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern, known for promoting unity and religious Zionism, died at age 81, drawing tributes from Israeli leaders.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
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

The wreaths in memory of Holocaust victims were hung on pedestals before a memorial torch. Netanyahu was the second to place his flowers, but stopped to steady and straighten the wreath.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Grapevine: SOS from Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

How Mayor Moshe Lion is transforming Jerusalem and preserving stability

Beyond fostering unity, Mayor Moshe Lion has transformed Jerusalem into a bustling construction zone – however, one that is meticulously organized.

JANUARY 12, 2024ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN, ERICA SCHACHNE
Candid conversation with Mayor Moshe Lion: ‘Jerusalem Post’ Deputy CEO of Strategy and Innovation Maayan Hoffman (L) and ‘In Jerusalem’ Editor Erica Schachne, this past week.

This week in Jerusalem: Money for the city

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

JANUARY 6, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
CITY CENTER coffee shops: Break out the tables and chairs.

Grapevine: Mazal Tov: 60 years

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Rescue EMTs and other volunteer emergency workers participate in an October 7th simulation in Israel's north.

Grapevine: In residence?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A view of the house of the Israeli Prime Minister in Jerusalem. June 07, 2002.

This week in Jerusalem: Bible Hill plan

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

DECEMBER 9, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
BLOSSOMS ON Bible Hill: At Givat Hatanach.

Grapevine: A mayoral briefing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

How Jerusalem Municipality reacts to terrorism, crisis

The Situation Room controls everything that happens in Israel's capital for its approximately one million residents, in the west and east of Jerusalem.

NOVEMBER 4, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion at Bonei Zion Award Ceremony

Grapevine: Help and appreciation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 27, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed Facebook logo in this picture illustration.

Shaare Zedek, Jerusalem municipality fly patriotic flags on hospital’s chimney tower

The project was managed by Marom F.G.P. and their rappelling team who scaled the tower to ensure the safe installation of the flags.

OCTOBER 21, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Israeli flags are hung on Shaare Zedek's chimney tower as a symbol of solidarity for the victims of the Hamas terror attacks and their friends and family.

Grapevine: Farewell to Jerusalem's deputy mayor, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 6, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The Old City of Jerusalem