Jerusalem light rail

Haredi protesters break into Jerusalem Light Rail construction sites, assault workers

In one video seen by The Jerusalem Post, haredi protesters try to push through the fence and get into a physical altercation with construction workers. 

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.
A rendering of the planned light rail connection between Gush Etzion and Jerusalem.

Gush Etzion, Efrat, to be easily accessible to Jerusalem by light rail under new proposal

Israel Police responding to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest near Shabbat Square in Jerusaelm, June 19, 2026.

Ultra-Orthodox protesters block traffic, set fire on road near Jerusalem's Shabbat Square

Jerusalem Light Rail

Grapevine: Kudos and complaints


How willing are Israelis to release their hold on the steering wheel?

Jerusalem Gateway Project: “We reckon that around 1,000 vehicles pass through the spot an hour, at peak times – that is if people’s driving habits don’t change.”

IN CASE you somehow missed this: The main entrance to Jerusalem was closed to private means of transportation on Sunday.

Traffic chaos feared as key Jerusalem route set to close

"There is already terrible traffic across the city, and now there'll be even more," Yasser Tabiya, a Jerusalem-based taxi driver said.

Traffic chaos feared as key Jerusalem route set to close

French firm could face lawsuit after quitting Jerusalem light rail tender

"Your part in the project was critical and your withdrawal from it will make it impossible for us to meet the requirements [of the tender]," the companies wrote.

People walk near the light rail in the centre of Jerusalem

Jerusalem by rail: What’s the latest on the capital’s light rail lines?

Last week in a dramatic move, CityPass announced its decision to not only not submit to the tender for the Blue and the Green lines, but to completely quit the entire project and leave Jerusalem.

THE RED Line is undergoing two extensions – with one to Neve Yaakov and the other to Hadassa University Medical Center in Ein Kerem.

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