Moshe Lion

Mayor Moshe Lion at Diplomatic Conference

“We are investing in infrastructure, education and opportunities for young people.”

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE JERUSALEM MUNICIPALITY
Mayor Moshe Lion
Moshe Lion, MUNIEXPO Conference, June 23, 2026.

Even before moving to Israel: Jerusalem looks for tech workers abroad

The Jerusalem Development Authority is launching a tender for an entity to locate, recruit, and place new immigrants in high-tech companies in the city even before their arrival in the country.

|ByWALLA! MONEY
ALEJANDRO GLATT’S ‘Mezuzah to the Moon’ exhibition at this year’s Jerusalem Biennale is an uplifting experience.

My Word: The art of resilience - opinion

This is the seventh Jerusalem Biennale since it was founded in 2013, and like its predecessors, it's dedicated to a theme, but individual artists have been literally creative in their interpretations

|ByLIAT COLLINS
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks with Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the apostolic nuncio to Israel and the apostolic delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, at a reception for the diplomatic corps at the municipality's sukkah, Sept. 27, 2026.

Huckabee announces plan to break ground on permanent US Embassy in Jerusalem

“We will soon be breaking ground on our property to begin the construction of the US embassy that will be our permanent home rather than being spread out all over the country,” Huckabee said.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

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.

MARCH 5, 2024BySIMCHA PASKO/THE MEDIA LINE
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?

MARCH 2, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
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.

MARCH 2, 2024ByAARON REICH
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.

FEBRUARY 28, 2024ByELIAV BREUER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
Eliezer Rauchberger, deputy mayor and head of the powerful Local Planning and Construction Committee.

Jerusalem is a city of lights. This man keeps those lights running

Jerusalemite of the Week: The head of public lighting and power infrastructure for the Jerusalem Municipality, Michael Lidsky is tasked with lighting up the biggest city in Israel.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByAARON REICH
Michael Lidsky, the chief electrical engineer of the Jerusalem Municipality.

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.