Days after the February 27 municipal elections, we checked in with three key players. The post of mayor and 30 city council seats were at stake in determining Jerusalem’s future. Moshe Lion Less than 24 hours after the publication of the first results, victorious mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion packed up his family and his … Read more
At press time, one thing was sure even before all the ballot boxes in the city were counted: Moshe Lion is at the helm for another five years. At half past midnight, he declared to his followers and supporters, gathered at the ICC, that before anything else, he prays for the safe return of … Read more
Jerusalem mayoral incumbent Moshe Lion defeated challenger Yossi Havilio and will serve as Jerusalem’s mayor for another five-year term, according to results from the interior ministry unit responsible for Israel’s municipal elections, which were held throughout the country on Tuesday. The results are in According to the interim results, Lion won 81.5% of the … Read more
As February 27 approaches, Mayor Moshe Lion’s reelection seems assured; and against the backdrop of the war, there appears to be little interest in who will win seats on the city council. Nevertheless, competition for the 30 city council seats is cross-sectoral, with lists that declare themselves to be representative of the moderate secular/Religious … Read more
At one point during the initial onset of COVID-19, it seemed the rivals – Mayor Moshe Lion and city council opposition leader Ofer Berkovitch (Hitorerut) – were about to declare a ceasefire. They exchanged a few polite sentences, Berkovitch offered to add his volunteer teams to those operated by the municipality to help seniors … Read more
At one point during the initial onset of COVID-19, it seemed the rivals – Mayor Moshe Lion and city council opposition leader Ofer Berkovitch (Hitorerut) – were about to declare a ceasefire. They exchanged a few polite sentences, Berkovitch offered to add his volunteer teams to those operated by the municipality to help seniors … Read more
