Light rail
Five arrested following disturbances on Jerusalem light rail construction site
Police used a water cannon and stun grenades on the protesters after they failed to comply with dispersal orders and took the five arrested suspects for further questioning.
Grapevine: Goodbye, King George?
Two people injured after being hit by Jerusalem's new light rail next to Malha Mall
Why Israel’s Arab-Jewish coexistence is stronger than its racists - opinion
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.
‘A new Israeli dream’: Government earmarks NIS one billion to transform Beersheba and Negev
Officials say the development is designed to meet the demands of a growing metropolitan population.
