Moshe Lion

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.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.
 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Grapevine: SOS from Jerusalem

MARATHON DAY in Jerusalem is always one of the most energetic and fun experiences of the year throughout the capital.

Jerusalem marathon 2026 to offer special benefits for IDF reservists

 JERUSALEM MAYOR Moshe Lion: Every day brings joy and excitement.

Grapevine: Six Hebrew University scholarships


Jerusalem for everyone? Tensions simmer in Israel's divided capital

While Lion tries his best to convey that the city belongs to everyone, including non-Jews who live here, the main struggles in recent days have centered around this issue.

 ACTS SUCH as spitting on Armenian priests in the Old City have become routine: A young clergyman takes part in Sunday mass.

This week in Jerusalem: Marching with Pride

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 JERUSALEM’S 21st Pride Parade will take place on June 1.

Jerusalem Day: Mayor Moshe Lion talks issues plaguing Israel's capital

Asking Mayor Moshe Lion the tough questions – on the eve of the 56th Jerusalem Day and five months before elections.

 MAYOR MOSHE LION on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road.

Jerusalem's political drama: A mayor's longtime rivalry with an activist

The two have been enemies for close to a decade and the current chapter in the rivalry between Moshe Lion and Yossi Saidov comes following a blatant coup in Gonen.

 YOSSI SAIDOV: Determined activist.

Shai Doron: The philanthropic partner of Jerusalem's mayors

Jerusalem Foundation president Shai Doron talks Teddy Kollek, Moshe Lion and diversity

 SHAI DORON, always a civil servant.

Jerusalem municipal elections: Voters' top concern is preserving nature

A fairly clear picture emerges that Jerusalem’s residents are no longer willing to accept dictates from the authorities. And as a significant part of this, they are concerned about preserving nature.

 PROTESTING FOR the preservation of Reches Lavan, White Ridge, in 2020. The sign reads, ‘The nature in Reches is an asset.’

This week in Jerusalem: Keep in touch

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 STREET ART in Talpiot.

Jerusalem 2023 municipal elections are underway: What you should know

At this stage, most of the attention is directed at the city council, where the most important decisions regarding the life of the city and its residents are made.

SAFRA SQUARE has become the headquarters of Jerusalem’s battle against the virus.

Over 115 mayors, heads of councils call on Israeli public to preserve Remembrance Day sanctity

Echoing calls from national politicians, local governments call for unity and respect during Remembrance Day ceremonies.

 STANDING AT attention during the siren on Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, Tuesday in Jerusalem. With all due respect to moments of remembrance, take personal responsibility to adopt a survivor, says the writer.

8 terrorist attacks thwarted by security forces in Jerusalem

Two Jerusalem municipal workers arrested for desecrating Israeli flag and sharing video of act on social media.

 Israeli police walk near a security incident scene near the compound known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2023.