Light rail
We are about to pour hundreds of billions into a project fit for yesterday
Israel has invested over the years in irrelevant technology. The current megalomaniacal project, the light rail, will quickly turn into a failure that will cost us hundreds of billions.
Grapevine: Light rail, hefty price
Protesters block Jerusalem roads, target light rail construction site
Haredi protesters disrupt light rail construction, block traffic on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street
Haredi protests against Jerusalem Light Rail continue, reports of over NIS 400 million in damage
The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over NIS 400 million in damage to the Jerusalem light rail's unfinished Green Line.
Police remove haredi protesters attempting to block Jerusalem light rail construction
Members of Jerusalem's haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community have for weeks attempted to block construction of the light rail on Bar Ilan Street.
Gush Etzion, Efrat, to be easily accessible to Jerusalem by light rail under new proposal
The proposed train line would mark the first direct rail connection between Gush Etzion and the capital, as the region continues to grow and make other major road improvements.
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block traffic, set fire on road near Jerusalem's Shabbat Square
On Thursday evening, light rail service was partially suspended between Jerusalem’s central bus station and Mount Herzl station due to haredi protests.
Victory for the Negev vision: Light Rail will reach gates of the intelligence campus - opinion
We are determined to take responsibility in shaping our lives in the Negev so that our children and grandchildren will also find their future here.
Grapevine: Kudos and complaints
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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.
Ultra-Orthodox rioters throw stones, call police 'Nazis' in protests over dead infants' autopsies
Eleven were arrested before protests began to disperse following the High Court of Justice's blocking of the planned autopsies.
New mega-neighborhood with 1,500 apartments approved near Tel Aviv on metro line
A new gateway to Or Yehuda: 1,500 housing units will rise near the metro–light rail junction, along with 88,000 m² of commercial and employment space and 36,000 m² designated for public buildings.
Israel unprepared for potential terror attack on central light rail, comptroller says
The audit found that no statutory requirement obligates major transportation projects to meet the police's technical and operational security standards during planning, initiation, or tender stages.
