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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 372

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The planned cable car to Jerusalem's Old City. (Screenshot/Emek Shaveh)
November 27, 2021, 10:01 am
With court to debate controversial Jerusalem cable car, ministry voices opposition
Transportation Ministry says harm from controversial project will outweigh any benefits
By ToI Staff
Architect's impression of the planned cable car station on Mount Zion. The Dormition Church can be seen to the left. (From plans submitted to the National Planning Council)
November 4, 2020, 10:51 am
Jerusalem cable car excavation work to begin in next few days
Despite ongoing court case, project director says work will start within 2 weeks to move existing infrastructure; go-ahead already given to uproot trees along route
By Sue Surkes
Screen capture from a promotional video for the Jerusalem Old City cable car project showing an artist's impression of cars passing over the Hinnom Valley. (YouTube)
October 26, 2020, 6:41 pm
Western Wall cable car planners meet with developers despite High Court case
Jerusalem Development Authority holds two confabs for potential bidders; new tourism minister ‘still studying’ issue
By Sue Surkes
A tour group listens to a guide at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade in Jerusalem against the backdrop of the Old City in 2018 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 21, 2020, 4:50 pm
Large Ferris wheel proposed for scenic Jerusalem promenade
Envisioned at half the height of London Eye, attraction is one of many being considered to upgrade ‘visitor experience’ at the Armon Hanatziv Promenade
By Sue Surkes
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, on November 5, 2018 (Mendy Hechtman/Flash90)
March 15, 2020, 4:26 pm
Solitary guides leading tours in empty museums: Jerusalem’s new tourism plan
Capital hopes thousands of would-be visitors who can’t fly to Israel because of the coronavirus will sign up for virtual visits, on the streets and in the halls of culture
By Nathan Jeffay
The planned cable car to Jerusalem's Old City. (Screenshot/Emek Shaveh)
June 3, 2019, 7:07 pm
Contentious Jerusalem cable car plan clears hurdle, requires government approval
$55 million project opposed by environmentalists, urban planners, architects, Palestinian residents, religious minority groups
By AP and ToI Staff
Architect's impression of the planned cable car station on Mount Zion. The Dormition Church can be seen to the left. (From plans submitted to the National Planning Council)
April 3, 2019, 1:19 pm
With objection period ending, opposition to Jerusalem cable car plan peaks
Daniel Libeskind: City’s ‘traffic problems should not be solved by cable cars which will mar the image of Jerusalem with a technology reminiscent of a Swiss mountainside’
By Sue Surkes
Artist's impression of the cable car station to be located next to the First Station complex in Jerusalem.
March 7, 2019, 7:52 pm
Transportation Ministry ‘not involved’ in $55.2m cable car plan to cut traffic
Mass transit plan strongly backed by tourism minister and Jerusalem mayor; Jerusalem Development Authority says ‘Transportation Ministry a partner’
By Sue Surkes
Artist's impression of a cable car crossing Jerusalem's Hinnom Valley to Mount Zion, from a promotional video uploaded to YouTube.
September 6, 2018, 5:00 pm
Jerusalem Old City cable car plan savaged by architects, academics, tour guides
Renowned architect Moshe Safdie predicts ‘international opposition,’ says no other historic city in the world has resorted to this mode of transportation
By Sue Surkes
A corner of HaMiffal's cafeteria, designed and created with recycled scraps found throughout the city (Courtesy Shai Halevi)
September 27, 2016, 3:54 pm
Jerusalem artists go cooperative and contemporary at the ‘Factory’
From exhibits to communal living, Empty House group turns their bohemian instincts into something more permanent at ‘HaMiffal’
By Jessica Steinberg
Mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat (left), with Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York, at a MadeinJLM event on May 21, 2014 (Courtesy)
July 31, 2015, 2:35 pm
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem among world’s top tech cities
Compass report ranks TA fifth best global start-up ecosystem; nation’s capital also recognized in the top 50
By David Shamah
Eugene Kaspersky, head of Kaspersky Lab (Photo credit: Courtesy Tel Aviv University)
March 8, 2015, 4:03 pm
Kaspersky seeks new cyber talent in Israel
One of the world’s premier security firms is running its first international start-up competition
By David Shamah
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