Posts Tagged: Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz
Likud Primary: Netanyahu Rival Sa’ar Places High on Ticket
JNS.org - The Likud’s Knesset ticket rounded into shape on Wednesday after most of the votes from the party’s primary election Tuesday night were counted. Transportation Minister...
Transportation Minister Eyes Railway Linking Israel, Gulf States
JNS.org -Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz departed Sunday evening for Oman, nine days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gulf emirate. Katz, who also holds the...
High-Speed Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Rail Line to Launch Within Three Months
JNS.org - Israel’s Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz this week announced that a new high-speed rail line connecting Jerusalem and Tel Aviv will become operational within...
Top Israeli Official Wants to Build ‘Trump Station’ Near Western Wall
A top Israeli official wants to name a train station after Donald Trump to thank him for recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish state's capital, but...
New Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Rail Line Undergoes First Test Run
JNS.org - The highly anticipated Tel Aviv-Jerusalem railway embarked on its maiden voyage Sunday, in the first successful test run of the new rail link connecting...
Israel to Explore Ways to Treat Syrian Children Hurt in Chemical Attack
JNS.org - Less than a week after a suspected chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib province, Israel's cabinet agreed to examine a proposal to bring Syrian children...
Netanyahu Launches Plan to Fortify Jerusalem Bus Stops Amid Increasing Palestinian Car-Ramming Attacks
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday announced that concrete barriers will be placed in front of 300 bus stops in Jerusalem as protection...
Jerusalem Launches Security Program in Wake of Palestinian Terror Attacks
JNS.org - In the wake of a recent string of Palestinian terror attacks, the Jerusalem municipality on Sunday sent 80 new patrol vehicles manned...
Taxi-Hailing App Uber Set to Launch in Tel Aviv
JNS.org - The wildly popular taxi-hailing and ride-sharing app Uber is being launched in Tel Aviv. The app, which operates in more than 160 cities...
150 Palestinian Terrorists Surrender to IDF During Southern Gaza Raid
Times of Israel - Dozens of Palestinian terror operatives, most of whom were said to be members of Hamas, surrendered Wednesday to IDF soldiers during...
British Airways Defies Tel Aviv Flight Ban; US Airways to Resume Flights on Thursday
British Airways on Wednesday said it would continue its regularly scheduled flights to Tel Aviv, defying a recommendation from the European Aviation Safety Agency and a...
