Light rail

Haredi protests against Jerusalem Light Rail continue, reports of over NIS 400 million in damage

The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over NIS 400 million in damage to the Jerusalem light rail's unfinished Green Line.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026.
Ultra orthoodx jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026.

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.

|ByEFRAT FORSHER
A rendering of the planned light rail connection between Gush Etzion and Jerusalem.

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.

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Israel Police responding to haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protest near Shabbat Square in Jerusaelm, June 19, 2026.

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.

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This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

MARCH 10, 2021ByPEGGY CIDOR
LARGER WASTE receptacles will help eliminate the trash accumulating on the tayelet

Jerusalem snow: Schools to start late Thursday - full details

The city’s light rail began operation at 7:00 a.m.

FEBRUARY 18, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jerusalem awakes to snow, February 18, 2021

First tender for Jerusalem's new light rail line published

The Blue Line is being jointly developed and promoted by the city of Jerusalem, its municipal government, the Transportation Ministry, and the Moriah company.

FEBRUARY 12, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis are seen boarding the light rail on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem after the coronavirus lockdown ends, on February 8, 2021.

Haredi protests in Jerusalem continue against light rail construction

The protesters, numbering in the hundreds, at Bar Ilan Junction, burned garbage cans and blocked the road, as well as damaged passing vehicles and the current construction areas of the light rail.

JANUARY 26, 2021BySARAH BEN-NUN
Haredi protesters burn garbage in protest of the light rail construction in their ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, January 25, 2021.

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

JANUARY 7, 2021ByPEGGY CIDOR
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN with Hadassah director-general Prof. Zeev Rotstein.

Tel Aviv turns abandoned railroad into modern linear park

Tel Aviv’s Ottoman-era railroad Park Hamesila on track to connect Jaffa and downtown

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByGIL ZOHAR
Park Hamesila follows a 5-km. stretch along the railway tracks.

New campaign sees parenting tips posted on Jerusalem Light Rail stations

The posters, produced in Hebrew and Arabic, will remain in place for the next two months.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByLISA SAMIN
THE JERUSALEM-WIDE poster campaign encourages parents to interact with their kids.

Right-wing protesters block light rail, clash with police in Jerusalem

At least 14 protesters were arrested during the protest.

DECEMBER 23, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Demonstrators block light rail in Jerusalem in protest against death of Ahuvia Sandak, a hilltop youth member.

Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters flood Jerusalem, 25 detained

Bar Ilan junction was blocked for traffic.

DECEMBER 8, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Protest at Bar Ilan junction in Jerusalem

Anger entrenches opposing sides amid light rail construction

“Look at Emek Refaim today. It’s declining.”

OCTOBER 29, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
The Rakevet Ba'emek Association's Yossi Saidov, Idit Rubin and Itamar Shahar on Emek Refaim Street.