Moshe Lion

Moving FourWard: Inside Jerusalem's ambitious bid to reinvent medical innovation

A groundbreaking partnership aims to make Jerusalem a global center for healthcare innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mayor Moshe Lion and other partners excitedly cutting ribbon at ceremony. At the new space, coffee conversations can lead to groundbreaking results.
Mayor of Jerusalem Moshe Lion speaks at the Jerusalem Post's annual conference, New York City, US, June 1, 2026

Israel the only place where Jews control their own destiny, Jerusalem mayor says at JPost reception

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion presents NBA star Deni Avdija with the "Jerusalem Ambassador in the Diaspora" award in New York City on May 28, 2026.

Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija presented with award during Jerusalem real estate fair in NYC

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion

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


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.

 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.

 Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the concert

This week in Jerusalem: Orange is coming

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 RECYCLING: WHEREFORE the orange bins? (Illustrative)

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.’