Jerusalem light rail

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.

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

Jerusalem Light Rail

Grapevine: Kudos and complaints

Israel Police and Border Police officers arrest suspected assassins in northern Israel, February 10, 2026.

Israel Police arrests hit squad in Triangle region, seizes weapons and drugs


Grapevine: End of an era

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Jerusalem's light rail

Outrage over Swiss Green party candidate’s links to BDS

Heidi Mück sought to end work with French company because it helped build Jerusalem light rail.

Jerusalem's light rail

Anger entrenches opposing sides amid light rail construction

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

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

This week in Jerusalem, October 23, 2020: Not in my neighborhood

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs.

The light rail's blue line will run down Emek Refaim Street.

Jerusalem's planned cable car to the Old City is becoming a burden

A public statement against the plan was published by 70 architects, archaeologists, historians and intellectuals – among them, four Israel Prize recipients.


Jerusalem to speed up infrastructure work amid coronavirus lockdown

Work will be done on the light rail, Begin Highway and a number of other roads and projects around the city

Planned extension of the Jerusalem Light Rail

Standing together - a roundup of Jerusalem affairs

As of next June, passengers using public buses or the train won’t have to load their Rav-Kav, but will be able to use a new application directly from their smart phones.

GOLDA MEIR Boulevard is getting a carpool lane

19-year-old woman killed after being hit by light rail in Jerusalem

"At around 12:20 a.m. a woman fell between two wagons as the train was moving. MDA paramedics that arrived at the scene could only call her time of death."

Fire and Rescue workers next to the light rail in Jerusalem where a 19-year-old woman was killed

THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: The next generation

PEGGY CIDOR’S ROUND-UP OF CITY AFFAIRS: The next generation.

RESIDENTS OF the Yemin Moshe neighborhood are not keen to remain on the tourist circuit.

How willing are Israelis to release their hold on the steering wheel?

Jerusalem Gateway Project: “We reckon that around 1,000 vehicles pass through the spot an hour, at peak times – that is if people’s driving habits don’t change.”

IN CASE you somehow missed this: The main entrance to Jerusalem was closed to private means of transportation on Sunday.