Moshe Lion

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 presents NBA star Deni Avdija with the "Jerusalem Ambassador in the Diaspora" award in New York City on May 28, 2026.
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
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern

Former Jerusalem chief rabbi Aryeh Stern dies at 81

Former Jerusalem chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern, known for promoting unity and religious Zionism, died at age 81, drawing tributes from Israeli leaders.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials stand at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.

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.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

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

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.

DECEMBER 12, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

DECEMBER 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion at the concert