Nir Barkat

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May 24, 2017, 3:19 PM

Jerusalem at 50: A 2,000-year-old dream

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat seen on top of the Tower of David Museum, on April 14, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

On Jerusalem at 50: ‘I have seen the city grow and prosper’

Nov 16, 2015, 11:41 AM

A note from Jerusalem to Paris: Sharing lessons of hope and resilience

5 hard-learned best practices to preserve hope and bolster resilience when terror strikes a nation's capital

Oct 14, 2015, 12:34 PM

Message from Jerusalem: We will not succumb

The mayor of Israel's capital urges Israelis and tourists to continue coming to the city: "Don't let the murderers get what they want"

May 17, 2015, 3:32 PM

A 5-year vision to transform the capital into an innovative academic, scientific and technological powerhouse

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Nir Barkat is the Mayor of the city of Jerusalem.