Dossier
Jerusalem light rail
Coverage of Jerusalem light rail in the Nexus archive.
- Rioting by Haredi extremists has caused NIS 600 million damage to Jerusalem light rail work
Rioting by Haredi extremists has caused NIS 600 million in damage to Jerusalem light rail construction in the Bar-Ilan area. The Transport Ministry attributes a two-year project setback to ultra-Orthodox groups' vandalism of infrastructure and equipment.
- Mass ultra-Orthodox protests block roads, halt traffic over arrest of draft dodgers
Ultra-Orthodox protests blocked roads and halted traffic in Israel, with protesters disrupting public transport by climbing railway tracks and blocking a light rail line. A protester was seriously injured after being hit by a motorcyclist on Route 4.