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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
Young Israelis ride an electric scooter in Tel Aviv on May 22, 2024. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 11, 2026, 4:43 pm
E-scooter riders 3 times more likely to suffer brain injury than motorcyclists – UK study
Researchers say users have an increased risk of organ trauma; women are more than twice as likely to suffer severe injuries, prompting calls for stricter rules in Israel
By Diana Bletter
People walk in the rain on Jaffa Street in central Jerusalem, November 25, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 8, 2026, 4:12 am
Israeli researcher trots out proof that walking more needn’t increase commuting time
Prof. Jonathan Rabinowitz of Bar-Ilan University touts health benefits of hoofing it while campaigning for transportation apps to add option for routes with more time on foot
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: A man holds a smartphone showing the app for ride-sharing service Uber in London, on March 17, 2021. (Tolga Akmen / AFP)
September 17, 2025, 2:51 pm
Uber ride hailing may be allowed in Israel next year, transportation minister says
Move would cut transport costs while disrupting the taxi sector and potentially opening the door to thousands of black-market drivers
By Zev Stub
The unrecognized Bedouin villages around the Ramat Hovav industrial area in southern Israel suffer from a high level of air pollution from nearby chemical evaporation ponds and an Israel Electric Company power plant, December 28, 2017. (Yaniv Nadav/Flash90/File)
December 28, 2023, 11:43 pm
Exposure to polluted air in Israel up to 3.5 times global target levels
Air quality review, included for first time in Central Bureau of Statistics’ quality of life index, shows high levels of particles linked to heart disease and asthma
By Sue Surkes
A Shabbat minibus drives through central Tel Aviv on November 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
August 16, 2023, 7:58 pm
Orthodox Jerusalem council members savage free Shabbat minibus to Tel Aviv
After secularist Hitorerut movement offers transport service, far-right deputy mayor complains to legal adviser saying it violates election campaign laws, vows to halt initiative
By ToI Staff
A man experiences a driving simulator of a flying taxi at the Dubai Roads and Transportation Authority's stand during the World Government SummitWLD in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
February 13, 2023, 2:15 pm
Dubai eyes flying taxi liftoff by 2026
Emirate’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed details new developments ahead of expected launch of six-rotor aerial vehicle
By Jon Gambrell
Running and cycling paths are part of the plan for greening Jerusalem's Hebron Road. (Our Streets)
August 26, 2022, 6:01 am
Could a road diet fix Jerusalem’s packed and perilous Hebron Road? Here’s the skinny
Activists want to turn the street into a pedestrian-friendly space with cafes, bike paths and more by squeezing out cars and investing heavily in public transportation
By Sue Surkes
A car drives around the Arena of the Future, a demonstration electric charging road created in Brescia, northern Italy, by Israeli startup Electreon. (Electreon)
June 16, 2022, 4:50 am
Israeli startup on track for ‘recharging roads’ project at Italy’s Bergamo Airport
Electreon demonstrates a prototype stretch of road to Italian ministers, company executives; luxury car firm Maserati expresses interest in installing tech too
By Sue Surkes
Security forces scuffle with settlers who had barricaded themselves in an attempt to prevent the demolition of illegally constructed buildings, at the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank town of Ramallah, on July 28, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 19, 2022, 10:53 am
Settlers block opening of West Bank road to Palestinians after 20 years
Watchdog group says Kedar residents prevented Israeli authorities from removing roadblock on route built during Second Intifada to allow direct access to settlement
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. Commuters cross a busy 42nd Street in New York City. (batuhanozdel via iStock by Getty Images)
April 12, 2022, 5:51 pm
Israeli transport planner Optibus to buy US company, open transit data center
Acquisition marks significant expansion in US for Israeli firm, a maker of schedule-optimizing software for bus fleets and public transportation operators
By Ricky Ben-David
Illustrative. Heatwave. (iStock by Getty Images)
August 1, 2021, 9:37 pm
Israel tells UN it aims to cut global warming gases by 27% until 2030
Goals commit state to slashing net global warming gas emissions by 85% by 2050, relative to 2015; Greenpeace: Unambitious aims ‘a disgrace’
By Sue Surkes
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