Jerusalem light rail

Israel Police arrests hit squad in Triangle region, seizes weapons and drugs

Israel Police and Border Police arrested five suspected assassins in the Triangle region, seizing stolen IDF ammo, explosive parts, drugs, and tens of thousands of shekels in cash.

Israel Police and Border Police officers arrest suspected assassins in northern Israel, February 10, 2026.
The First Station, in snow.

Winter in Jerusalem: Valleys, rails, and the city’s stories

Graffiti paint saying "There is a Holocaust in Gaza," on the sidewalk at the central light rail station in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem man sprays 'Holocaust in Gaza' message at light rail station, arrested

Light Rail in Jerusalem

Jerusalem light rail's 'Red Line' to resume full operation this week


THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: The best-laid plans

Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.

STORYTIME AT city libraries: Now free of charge.

Grapevine: Never say never

A senior pastor of The Pointe Church in Belmont, NC, Hardee is excited to participate in the Jerusalem marathon because support for and blessing Israel runs deep in his family.

Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington before signing the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 40 years ago

This Week in Jerusalem: Light rail decision draws heavy opposition

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs.

Yehudit Rail Station in Tel Aviv under construction

The train to the east

A railway tale that rolls through 100 years of Jewish settlement and pioneering in the Jezreel Valley.

RESTORED CARRIAGES from 1904 at Elroi.

French company reportedly withdraws from Jerusalem Light Rail project

A possible motive is due to the company being majority-owned by French state-owned public corporations – SNCF and RATP, both of whom have come under pressure by labor unions critical of Israel.

The Jerusalem light rail

Police shoot suspicious woman in Jerusalem

She was transferred to Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center in moderate condition.

Scene after the shooting of a female suspect in Jerusalem, May 27, 2018

Hundreds join in alternative 'peaceful and tolerant' Jerusalem Day March

“This [march] is the real way to celebrate this city. This city is a city of love, a city of community, a city that is respectful."

The alternative Jerusalem Day March takes place in the city's south, May 13, 2018

Blues for a blue line

Residents of the German Colony are worried about the Emek Refaim segment of the light rail.

Emek Refaim Street today, where it intersects with Rachel Imenu Street

Bringing the synagogue to the stage

The A’irra Shachar concerts feature four styles of bakashot.

Maimon Cohen

Israelis celebrate 'No Pants Day' on Jerusalem's light rail

Israelis braced the chilly Jerusalem winter to strip down and ride the light rail.

Israelis take part in the annual No Pants Day on Jerusalem's Light Rail, January 2018