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


Tel Aviv mayor boycotts light rail ceremony: 'It should also operate on Shabbat'

The Tel Aviv mayor will, however, arrive for the first ride on Friday with the first passengers.

Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai attends the annual international Municipal Innovation Conference in Tel Aviv, February 19, 2020

Beersheba to get its own light rail after 30 years of attempts

The project is set to take a decade to complete and will cost about NIS 8 billion.

 Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Yaffo-Tel Aviv. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. August 01, 2023.

What will Tel Aviv's new light rail do to property prices?

The new Tel Aviv light rail will create through arteries that didn't exist previously, raising the question of how property prices will be impacted.

Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. June 6, 2023.

Israel must find a Shabbat compromise on public transport - editorial

Every town and city in the country, whether in the periphery or Center, ought to have reasonable public transportation.

 A train in Israel.

Tel Aviv light rail will not run on Shabbat

The decision is a blow to activists who had been pushing for the opening, both of the light rail and of buses.

Tel Aviv light rail train car

Gush Dan light rail's Red Line to open in a few weeks after delays

The Red Line of the Gush Dan light rail is expected to open later this month after several years of delays.

Trial runs of the new Metropolitan Light Rail in Tel Aviv-Jaffa. The Light Rail will run through Tel Aviv and surrounding central cities. June 6, 2023.

President Hotel plan met with confusion, complaints in Jerusalem

It’s rare for a real estate developer to demonstrate so much consideration for the community in whose neighborhood he is investing. But despite this, people are still concerned.

 THE OLD President Hotel site on Ahad Ha’am St., seen 2020.

'Parallel Lines': YA novel portrays Jerusalem's complex reality - review

The title “Parallel Lines” refers to the route of the light rail, which traverses through both Jewish and Palestinian neighborhoods, and to the lives of the three main characters.

 Ruth Marks Eglash holding her new book at the Tower of David Museum.

Jerusalem businesses blocked by light rail Green Line construction

For the stores directly on the route of the light rail, the large white wall serves as a barricade, starving their businesses of profit. 

 BARRICADED BAR-ILAN Street.

Attempted stabbing attack thwarted near Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem

Israel Police chief Kobi Shabtai arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.

 Israel Police at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack near Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem. July 9, 2023