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.

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

Jerusalem's new light rail line

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

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


New welfare complex opens in east Jerusalem, expected to be city's largest

The opening of the complex is another step toward the establishment of the city's "Silicon Valley"—Kiryat Hi-tech plan, which is hoped will add thousands of jobs in the east of the city.

 The new "Mamuniya" welfare complex in east Jerusalem, opened August 4, 2024.

Grapevine July 21, 2024: More than a yellow ribbon

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FROM LEFT: Businessman Eli Elezra, Dr. Pinchas  Haliva, and Dr. Shimon Ohayon.

Current antisemitism surge reminiscent of 1930s Germany, says Jerusalem mayor

Moshe Lion addressed the gala evening ahead of the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference

Moshe Lion speaks at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference 2024 gala evening.

Purim 2024: What's happening in Jerusalem?

With tons of Purim shows, activities, and events going on all over Jerusalem, this really is a time to bond and rejoice.

 The lion, symbol of Jerusalem is in the Adloyada spotlight for Purim.

What the key players think of Jerusalem's municipal elections

The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future.

 Victorious: Moshe Lion celebrates his Feb. 27 mayoral win.

Secular unease at municipal elections results in Jerusalem, fear of change in city governance

A Tale of Two Jerusalems: Secular Unease Rising as ultra-Orthodox parties win over half the seats in Jerusalem’s City Council, indicating a potential change in the city’s governance.

 A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocked traffic and the light rail  in Jerusalem demonstrating against a Haredi draft into the IDF. February 26, 2024.

Jerusalem municipal elections: Who won? What happens next?

Jerusalem barely turned out to the polls for the municipal elections. What happens next?

 Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

De-meow-crat-ya: Taking my cat to vote in municipal elections - comment

I decided to take my cat Medici – full name: HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich, a staunch supporter of Shas – to vote in the Jerusalem municipal elections.

 The writer, Aaron Reich, is seen with their cat, Medici (full name HaRav Medici di Cuddlebutt Reich) waiting to vote in Jerusalem for the municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Lion victorious in Jerusalem in landslide victory; Huldai wins in Tel Aviv

With the majority of ballots counted, the incumbents of Israel's two largest cities cling to victory and are set to serve for another five years.

 Moshe Lion in a speech on February 27, 2024.

Who are the haredi Jews running in Jerusalem's municipal election?

In the haredi sector, there four lists competing against each other for seats on the Jerusalem city council.

 Eliezer Rauchberger, deputy mayor and head of the powerful Local Planning and Construction Committee.