Moshe Lion

Jerusalem deputy mayor pushes to rename King George street after UK sanctions on settlements

Deputy Mayor Aryeh King submitted the request Wednesday morning to Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, who also serves as chairman of the street naming committee.

|ByANNA BARSKY
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.
A light rail car stands at HaTurim station on August 20, 2026.

Grapevine: Condolences to Lion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jerusalem's new light rail line

Jerusalem's Green Line begins service, expanding light rail network

The new line is approximately 7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles, long and includes 13 stations, 12 of them new. During peak hours, trains are expected to run every eight minutes.

|ByUDI EZION, EFRAT FORSHER
The Jerusalem Bikur Cholim hospital in Jerusalem closes due to lack of money. November 30, 2010.

Jerusalem's Bikur Cholim hospital battle puts city's pluralism to the test

“If the hassidim take control of the eastern building, it will no longer be open to the public, and the gate will be locked,” warned Jerusalem's Deputy Mayor Yosef Havilio.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Grapevine: Jerusalem of conferences

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen speaking alongside the leaders of the Conference of Presidents, in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: Synagogues here, synagogues there

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
NETIV PLUS: Good news for drivers.

What is the future of Jerusalem traffic and transportation?

Diggers and builders all over Jerusalem: What's to come for city roads, buses and light rail routes?

FEBRUARY 3, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
JERUSALEM, ROADS surround her. (Pictured: Model, French Hill project; Moriah Jerusalem Development Company)

Are haredi, secular Israelis set to clash in Jerusalem's Kiryat Yovel?

Sources at Safra Square say that this issue will probably become one of the most important issues in the upcoming elections campaign, if not the most important.

JANUARY 21, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
PROTESTING THE Lady Davis hand-over: Sign reads, ‘Amal school – war to save home.’

Grapevine: Chelm in Jerusalem

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
JERUSALEM’S HEBRON Road. Three more residential towers are slated to go up – two with 12 stories and one with 18 stories.

Grapevine: Top security

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 31, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Street sign for the road on which the prime minister's residence lies.

Grapevine: Smile power

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 24, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Illustrative photo of a smile.

Grapevine December 21, 2022: Blending with Bahrain

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 21, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
AMBASSADOR OF BAHRAIN Khaled Yusef Al Jalahma and his wife Nouf pose with US Ambassador Tom Nides

Kindergarteners in Jerusalem to study English from next school year

Full integration of English studies in all Jerusalem preschools could be completed in time for the next Israeli school year.

DECEMBER 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nursery school children of the Kohav Michael's moshav in Ashkelon Regional Council, are seen studing english on January 21, 2010

Bringing Jerusalem's East and West together through music

The concert brought over 600 people from all across the different neighborhoods in Jerusalem, filling the entire concert hall.

DECEMBER 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the concert