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Thursday, January 2, 2020
Taxi drivers block Route 1 as they protest new fare system
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTaxi drivers are blocking Route 1 in the westbound lanes from Ben Gurion Interchange to Shafirim Interchange in protest against a reform of their fares.
Drivers say the new fare system, which is beginning to go into effect, will slash their income by some 30 percent.
Police are at the scene of the protest and were working to open up the road.
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