Moshe Lion

Jerusalem Mayor: 'We marched from Auschwitz to Jerusalem'

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion addresses March of the Living at Auschwitz, recalls the members of his family who were murdered by the Nazis.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion describes dramatic encounter with Rabbi Kanievsky ztz"l

"When he ordered schools to close during the COVID epidemic, they all closed. The impact of his decisions was immense."

J'lem Mayor describes dramatic encounter with Rabbi Kanievsky

Historic agreement to build visitor center and information center on Mount of Olives

After activity by International Committee for Har Hazeitim, historic agreement signed to establish visitor center on Mount of Olives.

Historic agreement to build visitor center on Mount of Olives

Inspirational event to honor Esther Pollard's memory

Jonathan Pollard: 'Esther took me to Meah She'arim and Tel Aviv, and said, 'They are not like you but they are all your brothers.''

Jerusalem mayor Moshe Lion signs occupancy permit for largest synagogue in the world

Ger synagogue covers 377,000 square feet and was built to the highest standards of safety and beauty.

Jerusalem mayor signs permit for largest synagogue in the world

Second Temple era burial caves totally neglected, report finds

Multiple historical sites in Jerusalem targeted by vandals, used by drug addicts, raided by antiquities thieves.

'Jerusalem is in a tremendous construction boom'

Jerusalem Mayor attends Jerusalem Conference, discusses plans to bring young people to Jerusalem and provide them with employment.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion presents Pollard with certificate of appreciation

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion presents Pollard with certificate of appreciation at Mercaz HaRav yeshiva.

Pollard presented with certificate of appreciation

'We have invested quite a bit in eastern Jerusalem'

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion to Arutz Sheva: Jerusalem will soon be much greener and more pleasant to live in.

Jerusalem opens emergency headquarters for victims of Meron disaster

Jerusalem mayor orders social services to open headquarters to aid families of those killed, injured, in Meron tragedy.

Jerusalem opens emergency headquarters for victims of disaster

Jerusalem Mayor urges calm

Mayor Moshe Lion instructs Jerusalem municipality to continue to do everything in its power to restore order to the city.

Moroccan flags on the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion: I hope that when the coronavirus crisis is over, we will see tourists from Morocco coming to visit Jerusalem.

Jerusalem Mayor lights candles at 'Little Western Wall'

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion lights Hanukkah candles at the “Little Western Wall”, located in the revitalized Jewish Quarter of the Old City.

Special interview with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion on the eve of Rosh Hashanah

"This year won't be like other years, but every synagogue has a solution in place."

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion: Ineffective nightly patrols, coronavirus not letting up

Mayor of Jlem opposes implementation of nightly closures in the city's western neighborhoods, supports curfew in eastern Jerusalem.

Moshe Lion: 'Parents are rightfully concerned' over school year

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion says 98% of students arrived at school, parents are 'rightfully concerned.'

'Parents are rightfully concerned about school year'

PA blasts building plan for eastern Jerusalem

PA "foreign ministry" blasts Jerusalem municipality's plan to establish an employment complex in Issawiya.

Jerusalem mayor opposes closing off haredi neighborhoods

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion opposes plan to close off neighborhoods. 'Families with many children can't isolate those with coronavirus.'

Jerusalem mayor sends condolences to European and US leaders

Mayor Lion: 'Improving cooperation in the field of medical technology especially, is of great importance to our ability to fight Corona.'

Jerusalem to open 'coronavirus hotels' for families with many children

The hotels will provide help to families who find it difficult to comply with the isolation provisions in their homes.

Jerusalem: 'Coronavirus hotels' for families with many children

Jerusalem Mayor to Arutz Sheva: One of the happiest days of my life

Moshe Lion discusses Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's announcement on the construction in Givat Hamatos and Homat Shmuel.

Moshe Lion: 'Jerusalem must always be a place that unites the Jewish people'

Mayor of Jerusalem tells US Jewish Leaders: 'Do not let Jerusalem divide us.'

"Don't divide Jerusalem - and don't let Jerusalem divide us"

Jerusalem Mayor asks leaders to relocate their embassies

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion tells Arutz Sheva that he spoke to leaders who attended the World Holocaust Forum about moving their embassies.

AG Mandelblit: Jerusalem municipality overstepped bounds by removing pro-family ads

AG Avichai Mandelblit says Jerusalem municipality overstepped bounds when removing 'anti-LGBT' signs ahead of 2019 'Pride Parade.'

AG: Jerusalem overstepped bounds by removing pro-family ads

Watch: Jerusalem mayor's duet with Yosef Chaim Shwekey

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion and singer Yosef Chaim Shwekey sing duet for Siyum HaShas celebration in the capital.

Education Ministry to open schools in Jerusalem's Arab areas, replacing those of UNRWA

Jerusalem Mayor approves plan to construct educational campus serving city's Arab neighborhoods and offering alternative to UNRWA.

Education Ministry schools to replace those of UNRWA

Jerusalem residents to be eligible for an hour of free parking

Jerusalem residents to receive free hour of parking plus additional discount, mayor says.

Permanent US embassy in Jerusalem green-lit

Jerusalem mayor meets with US State Department officials to streamline approval of permanent US embassy complex in the capital.

2,000 Har Nof residents sign petition against name change

Neighborhood residents are furious at Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion's decision to unilaterally change Har Nof to Na'ot Yosef.

'A leader, a doer, a lover of Israel and Jerusalem'

J'lem Mayor Moshe Lion mourns passing of “the great man, the lover of Jerusalem” Morton Mandel.

'Everyone feels the revolution we're bringing to Jerusalem'

Jerusalem mayor touts increase in construction in the capital, vows to end massive net migration from Jerusalem.

Jerusalem mayor: 'Sorry you feel hurt, we'll remove LGBT flags'

Jerusalem mayor will remove LGBT flags - after the pride parade. Pro-family Jerusalemite: 'Are my family and I second-class citizens?'

'We'll build a great deal in Jerusalem - without restrictions'

'We're going to be building a lot over next few years, and without restrictions,' says Mayor Moshe Lion. 'Trump plan won't affect J'lem.'

'Our goal is to bring youth to Jerusalem,' says Mayor

Jerusalem Mayor speaks about goals for city in 2019, including road improvements and bringing youth back to nation's capital.

'It felt like murder - or something even worse'

Mayor visits Jerusalem synagogue which was desecrated during overnight break-in. 'I'm horrified by what I saw.'

Jerusalem Mayor's solemn promises

A new wind is blowing through Jerusalem.

Jerusalem: The city that should be above all politics

Jay Shapiro thinks that Jerusalem is more than an idea, it is a real city with real problem to solve.

Watch: Hanukkah candle lighting with Lion at the Tomb of Samuel

Jerusalem mayor and Rabbi Shalom Arush were the main guests in at candle lighting at the Tomb of Samuel.

Jerusalem's new mayor sworn into office

Moshe Lion sworn in as Jerusalem's 10th mayor - and first mayor of Sephardic descent - since Israel's establishment.

Loser of Jerusalem mayoral election analyzes the loss

Jerusalem mayoral candidate Ofer Berkovitch expresses disappointment over fact that many residents of Jerusalem did not vote in runoff.