Public transportation

Israel’s chief rabbis protest planned Shabbat public transportation

The letter was sent amid the ongoing Operation Roaring Lion, with the planned operations aiming to help stranded Israelis return home from Ben-Gurion Airport after landing.

|ByKATERYNA POBEREZHNA
Passengers seen at the Ben-Gurion Airport train station, August 17, 2025
THE JERUSALEM central train station.

Escape from Tel Aviv: Taking the train to Jerusalem on the second day of the war - feature

he tension on this very familiar journey, one I make a few times a month, brought to mind a line from a book: “Up mountain roads/‘round hairpin curves/with eagle eyes/and steely nerves.”

|ByHANNAH BROWN
A BOTTLE which had been filled with flammable liquid and poured on a 12-year-old in an attempt to set him on fire.

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
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

Grapevine, February 18 2024: Fighting an IDF injustice

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 18, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MOSHE MUTZ MATALON

This week in Jerusalem: Too much ticketing

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

FEBRUARY 10, 2024ByPEGGY CIDOR
Egged inspectors: Under scrutiny.

Grapevine: Dastardly deliverymen

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
IS IT viable for the average resident to forgo their car and take the bus?

Grapevine: Going postal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 19, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Post office boxes for the Israel Post are seen in this illustrative image.

A guide to Jerusalem real estate, construction boom, and traffic

In this new series of articles, we will look at Jerusalem’s continuous construction attempts, through real estate and public projects.

JANUARY 12, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
City of cranes, Israel’s national bird (as the joke goes).

A woman's close brush with death from a Hamas rocket near Jerusalem - opinion

When Cohen is four steps from the protective building, she hears a terrifying boom and is lifted off the ground by the concussive wave. A rocket from Gaza had struck.

DECEMBER 16, 2023ByBARBARA SOFER
'Azaka! Azaka!' One woman's miracle as she heard of a Hamas rocket inbound for Beitar Illit (Illustrative).

Israel promises improved train WiFi experiment, forgets start date

An experiment will begin improve WiFi and cellular reception on Israeli trains, but no start date or timetable has been announced.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByUDI ETZION/WALLA!
A passenger engrossed in a cell phone on the train

This week in Jerusalem: From ashes to Holy City

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

NOVEMBER 10, 2023ByPEGGY CIDOR
RAMOT C parents: Unhappy with closure of area well-baby clinic.

Miri Regev bans Israeli civilians from public buses on Shabbat

In contrast to the first weekend of public transportation during the war, the Transportation Ministry now restricts travel to soldiers and security forces, leaving citizens stranded.

OCTOBER 29, 2023ByWALLA!

Transportation Ministry announces change to public transport amid Israel's war with Hamas

While Israeli residents are advised to avoid all non-essential travel, Israel's Transportation Ministry posted further information regarding traffic operation schedules.

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EVERY PASSENGER is a story on the Jerusalem light rail.