Traffic

Three killed, four injured in car accident in northern Israel, fourth fatal accident in single day

Nine people were injured in the four accidents.

Scene of a major car accident on Highway 77 in northern Israel, May 3, 2026.
Flying car from the Chinese company Xpeng.

The end of traffic jams? Flying cars head to mass production for 2027

AIR One eVTOL

Sharing the sky: Urban air mobility and the questions we must answer before we fly-opinion

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced, study finds


Patience is a virtue - and is greatly in demand

We have become conditioned to expect rapid responses to our needs, whether personal or global, and patience and tolerance are by definition part of a slow process.

 A page from William Langland’s ‘Piers Plowman’ from an early-15th century manuscript in the National Library of Wales.

Frequency of traffic accidents in Israel at a rise - CBS data

Recent years have seen an uptick in serious and fatal accidents, despite a general downward trend in the total number of traffic accidents.

  Israeli drivers and roads are notorious for being among the worst worldwide.

Smart traffic planning system LISA approved for use in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem

A Ministry of Transportation committee approved the adoption of LISA for traffic planning in Israel.

Traffic jams seen on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv.

Long lines and delays as Israelis head to airport for Passover exodus

The Israel Airport Authority is having difficulty bringing back workers that were laid off, causing immense lines at check-in counters.

Passengers waited for hours in check-in queues on April 14, 2022.

Jerusalem Marathon 2022: Ukrainian refugee wins full marathon

Despite the cold weather and occasional rain, 25,000 runners showed up to run in the 11th Jerusalem Marathon.

 Valentina Versca, 32, escaped the war in Ukraine and won the full marathon in the Jerusalem Marathon, March 25, 2022.

Grapevine: Scary scooters

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

NEW SCOOTER and bike parking along Ibn Gavirol.

This week in Jerusalem: Saved by the committee

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS protest the municipality’s plan to build thousands of housing units in Reches Lavan, 2020.

Jerusalem of concrete: Is Israel's capital becoming unlivable?

Is the municipality allowing – or actively participating in – the Holy City and its green spaces being overtaken by towers, traffic and developers?

A massive construction site off Jaffa Road, not far from the entrance to Jerusalem, seen in 2022.

Rabbi Kanievsky's funeral: Closed roads reopen

Police have asked the general public to prepare accordingly and refrain from arriving with vehicles to and around the blocked roads.

 TRAFFIC PILES up on King David Street as the work goes on, and on.

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky buried, thousands break into cemetery

Officials concerned it could develop into a second Meron disaster • Clashes between police and some attendees at the funeral • Dozens already injured

 Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral ceremony of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky at the cemetery in the city of Bnei Brak, on March 20, 2022.