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.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
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 said during Jpost's annual conference that The Post had become the paper for Israelis to read to see if diaspora Jews were safe amid rising global antisemitism.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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 praised Avdija for representing the State of Israel as a public figure in the US and for bringing pride to Jews and Israelis worldwide. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion

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

Holy to the world’s three major monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, managing the daily life of such a deeply symbolic city is no simple task.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

In first, Ed. Minister visits family of deceased schoolchildren in Shuafat

The children, aged three, four and eight, died after getting hit by a car on their way to school.

MARCH 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People crossing to the Shuafat refugee camp in Jerusalem on October 9, 2022.

Grapevine: Post-post office

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 4, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Israel Postal Company mailbox

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