Public transportation
Jerusalem's Green Line begins service, expanding light rail network
The new line is approximately 7 kilometers, or 4.3 miles, long and includes 13 stations, 12 of them new. During peak hours, trains are expected to run every eight minutes.
North faces haredi protest over Shabbat buses, anti-government protests to continue into night
We are about to pour hundreds of billions into a project fit for yesterday
'When I came to, I tasted blood': Jerusalem bus driver attacked by teenagers, loses four teeth
This week in Jerusalem: From ashes to Holy City
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
Miri Regev bans Israeli civilians from public buses on Shabbat
In contrast to the first weekend of public transportation during the war, the Transportation Ministry now restricts travel to soldiers and security forces, leaving citizens stranded.
Transportation Ministry announces change to public transport amid Israel's war with Hamas
While Israeli residents are advised to avoid all non-essential travel, Israel's Transportation Ministry posted further information regarding traffic operation schedules.
Israel announces winning tender for Jerusalem light rail's Blue Line
According to the announcement, the Blue Line will begin operations in stages between 2028 and 2030.
Israelis overwhelmingly support transport on Shabbat, haredi IDF draft
More than 7 in 10 Israelis want Shabbat transportation while nearly 8 in 10 support an IDF draft for yeshiva students, according to the recent Hiddush annual religion and state index for 2023.
Bitan demands Regev implements free transport from retirement age by end of year
MK Bitan demanded an update at the meeting on why this part of the reform had not happened and when it would.
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Children trapped in Pakistan cable car after line snaps over ravine
The children have been left dangling 900 feet above the ground after one of the cables holding the chairlift snapped mid-journey.
Editor's Notes: Bring Sundays to Israel
While incorporating Sunday into the Israeli weekend will not, in itself, cause religious tensions in Israel to dissipate, it will ease them significantly.
Netanyahu cuts red ribbon for Tel Aviv's Light Rail amid protests
The public transportation project broke ground in 2011, and it was most recently promised that it would begin operating by the end of 2022.
