Gush Dan
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Gush Dan, translated into English and compared across sources. 33 recent stories.
Young families turn to Einav as a cheaper suburban housing alternative
Hemedat Shomron in Einav is drawing young religious Zionist families with detached homes starting at 1.88 million shekels. The article says improved roads, a new railway link, and…
Family of missing 9-year-old Haimanot Kassa calls public march in Tel Aviv
A march and rally in Tel Aviv on Wednesday will mark 850 days since 9-year-old Haimanot Kassa disappeared. Her family and supporters are urging the public to attend, while several…
Knesset Panel Approves Metropolitan Transit Reform, Bringing Bnei Brak Into Gush Dan
The Knesset Economy Committee approved a major reform creating metropolitan transit authorities, including Gush Dan, which will bring Bnei Brak into the model. The committee also…
How to rescue Israel’s kashrut reform
Rabbi Shmuel David says Israel’s new kashrut law should be revised by blending it with Matan Kahana’s earlier reform. He calls for competition, clear disclosure, and broader accep…
Pop-up Photo Exhibition in Tel Aviv Highlights Bonds Between People and Pets
A pop-up exhibition by Let the Animals Live opened Sunday at Yehudit station in Tel Aviv’s light rail system. It features Sveta Butko’s photos of people with disabilities and anim…
Israeli Transport Ministry Study Sees Gasoline Cars Dominating Through 2035
A new Transport Ministry and Environmental Protection Ministry report forecasts that gasoline cars could still dominate Israel’s fleet in 2030 and 2035 under most scenarios. Only…
Author Slams Israeli Journalists for Echoing Provocative Claims About Religious Zionists
Erel Lachmanovitz accuses Israeli journalists of echoing disparaging claims about the national religious sector. He quotes remarks by Naor Narkis, Niv Dvori, and Ben Caspit about…
Stolen Cars From Ramat Gan and Beersheba Found in Samua With Fake Plates
Police raided Samua on Sunday night and found two stolen Mazda cars from Ramat Gan and Beersheba with fake plates. Officers arrested a 32-year-old local man and later detained a s…
May Index Warns of a Hotter Rental Market as Buying Slows and Tech Weakens
A May CBS reading showed a 0.8% monthly jump in housing services, the biggest May increase in 15 years. The article links rising rents to wartime demand, a shortage of protected a…
A Costly Housing Scheme, Hidden Gaza Trade, and the Search for More Gas
The article attacks Israel’s Price for the Resident housing scheme as an expensive policy that helps few people while pushing prices up for everyone else. It also criticizes secre…
Jerusalem Faction Files Complaints to Police Investigators Over Protest Policing
A Haredi group tied to the Jerusalem Faction is filing complaints to Mahash over police conduct during yesterday’s Route 4 protest. The demonstration, against the arrest of a yesh…
Cassia Jerusalem Opens a 1,000-Square-Meter Wellness Complex as Tel Aviv Balloon Rides Return
Cassia Hotel in Jerusalem has opened a 1,000-square-meter Recovery & Wellness complex with snow, ice and hot pools, treatment rooms and a gym. In Tel Aviv, a hot-air balloon has r…
Fast Lanes on Route 20 and the Coastal Highway Struggle to Gain Traction
Fast lanes on Route 20 and the Coastal Highway opened two months ago but are carrying only 6,500 shuttle passengers a day, far below their potential. A transport expert says tolli…
Animal Welfare Group Says Open Concrete Pits at Light Rail Sites Still Endanger Cats
Let the Animals Live says open concrete pits at Tel Aviv light rail construction sites are still injuring animals, despite earlier warnings to NTA. The group cites Lucy, a stray c…
Jerusalem Faction Blocks Route 4 Near Bnei Brak in Morning Protest
On Wednesday, ultra-Orthodox activists from the Jerusalem Faction blocked Route 4 near Bnei Brak to protest the arrest of a draft evader. It was their first morning demonstration…
How Jaime Lerner Turned Curitiba Into a Global Model for Urban Sustainability
The article marks five years since Jaime Lerner’s death and examines how the former Curitiba mayor became a global urban-planning icon. His people-first transport model, waste-rec…
Treasury Keeps Pushing Congestion Charge Despite Rake's Hard No
Transportation Minister Miri Regev again opposed an imminent congestion charge, while the Treasury says the plan is still alive and being advanced for a later political window. De…
Samaria sewage network linked to Greater Tel Aviv treatment plant for first time
Israel has connected the Gush Dan sewage system to Samaria for the first time in a 136 million shekel project. The first communities linked were Peduel, Bruchin, Ali Zahav and Les…
Billions-Scale Feud Spills Onto Highway Billboards in Israel
Billionaire Alex Sklar and private investigator Tzvika Neve are locked in a bitter, multimillion-shekel dispute that has moved onto giant billboards in central Israel. Sklar says…
Tel Aviv border land seen as a cheaper entry point into the 2026 planning boom
DOR 2 says private land near the Tel Aviv-Holon border offers a low-cost way to enter a major 2026 planning boom. The company points to a 10-dunam transit hub where four mass-tran…
French Authorities Seal Israeli Booths at Prestigious Paris Arms Fair
French authorities blocked Israeli booths at the Euronaval arms fair in Paris after repeated inspections and demands, even though exhibitors had made changes. Some Israeli compani…
First Purple Line cars arrive in Israel after vandalism in Spain
Four Purple Line rail cars arrived at Haifa Port and will soon be transferred for testing and preparation. NTA says the project remains on schedule for a 2028 opening despite rece…
Purple Line Light Rail Cars Arrive in Israel After Pro-Palestinian Vandalism
The first Purple Line light rail cars arrived overnight at Haifa port from Spain. They had been vandalized about a week and a half earlier at a storage facility in the Basque Coun…
Metro transit reform advances as Bnei Brak loses clout and Beit Shemesh stays out
The Knesset committee advanced a major public transport reform, including repealing the parking law and setting new metro regions. The bill is stalled over who will control Gush D…
Metro Project Moves Forward as Oron Wins Two NTA Contracts
Oron Group won two NTA tenders worth 362 million shekels for depot work on the metro in Gush Dan. The projects at Rishonim and Mesubim are expected to start in about a month as th…
Coyotes Attack People in the Galilee and Raise Rabies Concerns Across Israel
A coyote pack attacked beachgoers at Doga Beach on the Sea of Galilee, leaving 11 people needing treatment in Tiberias. Authorities say coyote attacks are rising in cities such as…
Alex Sklar’s $10 Million Billboard War Against Zvika Nevo Escalates
Alex Sklar says he has spent $10 million on a billboard campaign against private investigator Zvika Nevo and will continue until, in his words, “the criminals are in prison.” The…
Massive protests and major concerts cause severe traffic chaos in Gush Dan
The Jerusalem Faction's protest over the arrest of yeshiva students caused major traffic disruptions across central Israel on Thursday evening, as tens of thousands of people also…
Road 4 Blocked as Jerusalem Faction Protest Over Military Draft Intensifies
Protesters from the Jerusalem Faction blocked a major section of Route 4 between the Hashiv'a Interchange and the Mesubim Interchange on Thursday evening, paralyzing traffic in th…
Crime boss Kotair Odeh faces a Sh20 million tax debt while in prison
Kotair Odeh, serving 18 years in prison, owes Israel’s tax authority 20 million shekels and faces three other criminal cases. The state says the debt stems from his crime organiza…
Police Warn Drivers as Jerusalem Faction Protests Expected to Snarl Central Israel
Police warned of heavy traffic in Gush Dan on Thursday due to Jerusalem Faction protests and several major events in central Israel. The protests were announced after the arrest o…
Jerusalem Faction Issues Unusual Warning After Arrest of Draft Dodgers
The transfer of 19 arrested draft dodgers to a military prison sparked protests in Jerusalem and several other locations on Wednesday. The Jerusalem Faction issued a harsh warning…
Hundreds of Thousands of New Homes Planned Around Public Transit Stations
Israel’s Planning Administration has begun work on a new policy to intensify housing development around mass transit stations nationwide, including rail, BRT and cable cars. The p…
