Public transportation

Man who tried to light 12-year-old on fire initially planned kidnapping, police say

An initial investigation found that the suspect, a 30-year-old Jerusalem resident, boarded the bus on February 1 with a bottle containing a "flammable substance," intending some form of arson.

|ByTZVI JASPER, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A BOTTLE which had been filled with flammable liquid and poured on a 12-year-old in an attempt to set him on fire.
THE ARAB-ISRAELI city of Umm al-Fahm in the foreground and Wadi Ara in the background.

Language barriers, crime, transportation harming Arab economy, experts say

According to experts, the Arab economy in Israel is plagued by a lack of Hebrew skills, high crime rates, and subpar public transportation. A recent event sought to find a solution.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Israel Police arrest 30-year-old for trying to light a child on fire on public transportation

The victim, a Jerusalem resident who was on his way to school in Beitar Illit, sustained only minor injuries to his hands.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Gaps in Israel’s grid capacity, public transport systems, waste treatment facilities, and regulatory frameworks mean that many innovations to improve the environment cannot be deployed at a meaningful scale.

Israel’s infrastructure paradox: Innovation without environmental foundations - opinion

Israel’s greatest environmental challenge is being a highly developed, innovative country with key infrastructure missing

|ByGALIT COHEN

Reckless driving on public transportation has to stop - opinion

Bus passengers have reported drivers speeding, being distracted by their phones, failing to stop at bus stops and many more.

MAY 7, 2023ByLIZA JUDAH
A PASSENGER’S photo of the bus in which he was traveling; the bus swerved off the road, possibly trying to avoid a car, at Nachshon junction near Latrun, injuring some 20 passengers, in March.

Israeli traffic light with conflicting instructions confuses drivers

Drivers were confronted with conflicting instructions at the intersection in Kiryat Ono.

APRIL 18, 2023ByWALLA!, MOSHE COHEN/MAARIV
Traffic light displaying green.

This new app feature helps women travel safer all over the world

How can women traveling in a strange country know which bus, train or ferry they can safely take? This app feature might be an answer.

APRIL 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Commuters travel on the London Underground during a heatwave in London, Britain, July 18, 2022.

Bus slides off road near Haifa, passengers lightly injured

MDA and United Hatzalah paramedics provided medical care at the scene. 

MARCH 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bus slides off road near Haifa on March 22, 2023.

Purim Shpiel: Regev to fix traffic by driving Tel Aviv-J’lem shuttle bus

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

MARCH 7, 2023ByJACKY TENNESSEE
MIRI REGEV gets ready to strip search commuters on her new shuttle bus. (John Paul Getty Images)

Miri Regev must not roadblock Israel's transportation needs - editorial

Israelis on the streets feel like they have been continuously abandoned by their government, and this week was just the cherry on top.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A huge crowd of people are seen flooding the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem as they head as protesters head to demonstrate against Israel's judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

Trains come to a stop across central Israel, Sharon due to power outage

All train movement in the Ra'anana, Hod HaSharon, Kfar Saba, Petah Tikva, Rosh Ha'Ayin and Bnei Brak stations was temporarily suspended.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Passengers wearing face masks at the Tel Aviv University Railway Station on December 8, 2020

Israeli transit-tech company Via raises $110m. at $3.5b. valuation

The company will use the funding to increase its reach and further develop its end-to-end mobility optimization platform

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Via co-founder and CEO Daniel Ramot (left), Via co-founder and CTO Oren Shoval (right)

Jerusalem judicial reform protests: What does the average Israeli think?

To find out, The Jerusalem Post asked around and went to the Mahane Yehuda market to see what people thought of judicial reform and the massive protests.

FEBRUARY 13, 2023ByAARON REICH
A huge crowd of people are seen flooding the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem as they head as protesters head to demonstrate against Israel's judicial reform, on February 13, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: Synagogues here, synagogues there

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 11, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
NETIV PLUS: Good news for drivers.