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.

Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a police operation in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, September 14, 2026.
Streets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are named after Britain’s King George V due to the Balfour Declaration supporting the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in what was then known as Palestine, which was issued during his reign.

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Jerusalem's new light rail line

Two people injured after being hit by Jerusalem's new light rail next to Malha Mall

View of Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

Why Israel’s Arab-Jewish coexistence is stronger than its racists - opinion


This week in Jerusalem: We have a winner

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 EVERY PASSENGER is a story on the Jerusalem light rail.

An old artillery shell causes traffic chaos in southern Jerusalem

Experts in the disposal of unexploded ordnance removed the shells.

 Artillery shells found during construction work in Jerusalem. September 19, 2023

Letters to the Editor, September 6, 2023: A good rabbi

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Tel Aviv's light rail can run on Shabbat while keeping Jewish halacha - here's how

We need religious leadership that can give us solutions, not excuses for why it cannot be done.

 ACTIVISTS PROTEST aboard a Tel Aviv area light rail train last month against the decision not to operate the service on Shabbat.

Chinese firms invest heavily in Israel – and are eager to do more

Chinese companies do a lot of business globally and specifically in Israel – and are eager to do more. A visit to the country illuminates the reach and realities.

 NIGHT FALLS outside Tianamen Square, Beijing.

Terrorist killed after stabbing attack at Jerusalem light rail station

The attacker was killed on-site after stabbing a 25-year-old man, who is in moderate condition.

 The scene of the stabbing attack on Shimon HaTzadik St. in Jerusalem on August 30, 2023.

14 Days: Terror strikes

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Shay Nigrekar and Aviar Nir

Grapevine: Help is here

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 FLEUR HASSAN-NAHOUM speaks at a protest in Jerusalem’s Safra Square against construction in the Rehes Lavan (White Ridge) nature reserve.

Tel Aviv Red Line light rail leaves the station

"This is a holiday for Israel," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

 Dankal Tel Aviv light rail

Police warn of heavy Tel Aviv traffic as Netanyahu visits new light rail

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will inspect the light rail system before its grand opening on Friday.

 Tel Aviv traffic