Public transportation

Grapevine: How long is temporary?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The Jerusalem Light Rail.
View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

Israel's Eastern Rail Line opens for partial operations, three new stations inaugurated

Passengers walk at a platform of the main train station in Munich, Germany, June 23, 2026 after the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn cancelled trains in Germany following a nationwide train radio outage.

Train service resuming after nationwide IT disruption fixed, German railway operator says

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, February 16, 2026.

Israel's municipalities are failing on nearly every possible front, government probe reveals


MLB team members forced to take New York public transportation due to motorcade

While professional athletes spend months training for their season, they may not have been trained to sit in stand-still traffic while crossing paths with President Joe Biden's motorcade in NYC.

Citi Field baseball stadium in New York, home field of the New York Mets

This woman commutes 1,000 miles to work due to high rent prices

Giuseppe Giuliano, unable to afford rent in Milan, commutes daily from Naples in order to get to work.


This week in Jerusalem: Helpless

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 TALPIOT: PARKING ticket hub of Jerusalem (Illustrative).

Young Israelis are spearheading a return to public transport, Visa poll finds

As Israel strides into the future, its public transportation system is seeing a call for transformation spurred by the digital era.

 Israelis use the train transportation system after a long weekend on a very crowded Sunday, Karmiel and Beer Sheva stations, on May 28, 2023.

This week in Jerusalem: Tempest in a coffee cup

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 ‘YES TO coffee, no to coercion’ in Talbiyeh (Illustrative).

Israel tests drone 'air taxis' for the first time

It is hoped that with further developments, the drones may be able to transport people for long distances.

Israel’s National Drone Initiative advances to next level

India ends rescue work as focus turns to cause of worst crash in decades

At least 288 people were killed in a passenger train crash in India on Friday.

 Heavy machinery removes damaged coaches from the railway tracks at the site of a train collision following the accident in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha, India, June 4, 2023.

'Being a Nation State': Evolution of Israel's Jewish, democratic balance - review

Tensions have moved along two interrelated axes in Israeli society: between Jewishness as a national identity and democracy; and Judaism as a religion and democracy.

 A MARCH from Ramat Gan to Bnei Brak in protest of the haredi community’s monetary demands for the upcoming budget, last month.

This week in Jerusalem: Back in the pool

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 SWIMMERS, REJOICE: The Jerusalem Pool is back (Illustrative).

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, check out the new train stations coming to the capital

The new stations will service the center of the city and the First Station area near the Old City of Jerusalem.

 A sketch of the new train station planned for the center of Jerusalem.