{"id":61993,"date":"2026-09-07T18:53:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haredi-protest-against-light-rail-construction-erupts-on-jerusalems-bar-ilan-street\/07\/09\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:53:51","slug":"haredi-protest-against-light-rail-construction-erupts-on-jerusalems-bar-ilan-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haredi-protest-against-light-rail-construction-erupts-on-jerusalems-bar-ilan-street\/07\/09\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Haredi protest against light rail construction erupts on Jerusalem&#8217;s Bar-Ilan Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd after declaring the demonstration illegal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-907085\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters<\/a> demonstrated against light rail construction on Bar-Ilan Street in Jerusalem on Monday, according to the Israel Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd after declaring the protest unlawful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The demonstration marks the latest in what have become regular protests against the <a data-ylk=\"slk:expansion of Jerusalem's light rail network;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/business-and-innovation\/energy-and-infrastructure\/article-906794\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">expansion of Jerusalem&#8217;s light rail network<\/a> along Bar-Ilan Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On August 27, hundreds of haredi individuals gathered in the same area to protest the project, with Ynet News reporting that several demonstrators <a data-ylk=\"slk:tore down fences, set fire to cardboard installations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-906848\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">tore down fences, set fire to cardboard installations<\/a>, and attempted to break into the construction site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Ultra-Orthodox jewish men block a road during a protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, in Jerusalem, July 1, 2026; Illustrative. (credit: Chaim Goldbergl\/Flash90)<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A suspect in the alleged arson was later arrested by police and taken in for questioning. An additional suspect was arrested for throwing stones at security forces.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Haredi protests cause over NIS 400 million in damage to light rail<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over <a data-ylk=\"slk:NIS 400 million in damage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-901802\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NIS 400 million in damage<\/a> to the Jerusalem Light Rail&#8217;s unfinished Green Line since construction began about six years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The protests have caused Jerusalem Light Rail operator Cfir to change opening dates and routing in several sections of the line, according to N12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Walla and Alon Hachmon contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/haredi-protest-against-light-rail-222953072.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police said activists tried to block traffic and damage the construction sites, and officers began dispersing the crowd after declaring the demonstration<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haredi-protest-against-light-rail-construction-erupts-on-jerusalems-bar-ilan-street\/07\/09\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/6edf205a51f58d963957181b524043f9019da32ac4ce16b8b71fabad30f7c2c0\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w1200%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_jpg\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fjerusalem_post_articles_818%2Fe6b31aef76d1dd9263be1d55f1fa17d4.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}