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Thousands of passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv after operations shut down on August 20, 2026. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 30, 2026, 5:00 pm
Airport meltdown gives rise to worries that Ben Gurion overcrowding may be terminal
After years of political inertia, Israel’s main gateway may soon be regularly brought to its knees by inability to cope with growing passenger numbers; experts say a second airport is needed to avert crisis
By Sharon Wrobel
The arrivals hall at Ben Gurion International Airport on August 20, 2026, during a shutdown. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
August 24, 2026, 6:17 am
Airport chaos shows Israel’s public sector collapsing under the weight of political cronyism
The bedlam at Ben Gurion was not a sudden failure, but the inevitable result of a system hollowed out by nepotism, sham tenders, and political loyalists. And the rot extends across public service
By Eran Hildesheim
Illustrative: General view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottingham, England, September 29, 2024. (AP Photo/ Rui Vieira)
August 23, 2026, 8:24 pm
Iran-linked cyberhackers blamed for four-day shutdown of UK power plant
Telegraph reports attack marks first successful strike of its kind on vital British infrastructure; government says national grid not endangered
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Construction of the new Tel Aviv Light Rail, on Jerusalem Boulevard in Jaffa-Tel Aviv on February 25, 2020. (Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
July 12, 2026, 9:11 pm
40 groups contest move to dilute environmental oversight of big projects
Planners propose generic impact tests to speed up development, but critics say Environmental Protection Ministry only body to provide science-based protection for public
By Sue Surkes
US semiconductor firm Astera Labs opens an R&D center in Tel Aviv, February 9, 2026. (Courtesy of Daniel Edry)
February 9, 2026, 4:56 pm
Astera Labs opens Israel R&D hub to tap into local talent, develop AI connectivity tech
US semiconductor manufacturer plans to hire hundreds of employees to help build solutions for AI infrastructure challenges
By Sharon Wrobel
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) shakes hands with with Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at 10 Downing Street, in central London, on January 14, 2025. (Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)
January 14, 2025, 10:01 pm
In reset of ties, UK and Iraq sign mega-deal on infrastructure, security, migration
Starmer is eager to remake relations with a host of capitals, from Beijing to Brussels, and anxious to seal deals to boost Britain’s ailing economy
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel
BlackRock's office in the Hudson Yards neighborhood of New York City. (AP/Ted Shaffrey)
June 21, 2024, 11:21 am
Anti-Israel backlash keeps US conglomerate away from major Malaysia project
Global Infrastructure Partners says BlackRock, which acquired company this year, is not part of deal to privatize country’s airport authority, after outcry over alleged Israel ties
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A bulldozer carries sand from the sea during construction of a hotel on the beachfront in Bat Yam on the central coast, March 14, 2011. (Nicky Kelvin/Flash 90)
May 8, 2023, 11:09 pm
Health expert: Government move to sidestep clean air law is a ‘license to kill’
Head of public health association warns that Finance Ministry bid to weaken oversight to speed up building of big infrastructure projects would cause ‘irreversible harm’
By Sue Surkes
Construction workers in a tunnel being bored for a new highway into Jerusalem on March 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
March 15, 2023, 8:27 pm
Treasury reverses bid to oust Environment Ministry advisers from planning boards
Ministry agrees to speed up impact survey process in exchange for more funds; staff cut deal with Finance Ministry after protests over plan to put private consultants on committees
By Sue Surkes
Traffic piles up on the Ayalon highway in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
February 16, 2023, 10:32 am
Environment group: Bill to limit objections to public works a ‘war declaration’
Environment Ministry and non-profit Adam Teva V’Din push back against Finance Ministry’s attempt to rush through reforms they say will harm environment, climate, public health
By Sue Surkes
A file photo of construction on the Red Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail as part of the mass transit system for the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, some of which runs underground, September 13, 2021. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 13, 2023, 3:49 pm
Developers protest a planned 75% tax on future property values to help fund metro
Builders say funding proposals for major infrastructure project are unreasonable and unviable; so-called Metro Law advances in legislative committee
By Danielle Nagler
An artist's rendering of the proposed new train station in central Jerusalem by 2030, November 2022. (Israel Railways/Pelleg Architects)
December 1, 2022, 11:26 am
Jerusalem to build stations in city center for fast train service to & from Tel Aviv
Delivery of two new stops, one at intersection of Jaffa and King George and one near the First Station, set for 2030
By Danielle Nagler
Pedestrians walk down a street during a power cut in downtown Kyiv on November 10, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP)
November 17, 2022, 8:38 pm
Russian bombing of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure continues as temperatures drop
Power companies struggling to meet demand amid season’s first snowfall; Odesa governor warns of potential ‘massive’ missile attack
By Ania TSOUKANOVA
A view of the Ir Yamim neighborhood of Netanya, July 9, 2021. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
September 30, 2022, 12:05 pm
The 15-minute city could save you from needing a car, but will Israel run with it?
Planners envision urban spaces with everything you need a short walk or bike ride away, cutting emissions and stress; in parts of Israel, there are signs of the concept taking hold
By Danielle Nagler
Members of the Israel Builders Association protest against the Israeli government in Tel Aviv on July 31, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 )
August 3, 2022, 6:43 pm
Builders threaten to stop construction, protesting increased cost of raw materials
Construction groups demand contracts be adjusted to reflect real increases in their costs of building
By Danielle Nagler
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