Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Wed, 21 October 2026
What it is about
Fifth foreign firmRights groupsEladEast Jerusalemisraelische Regierungausländische UnternehmenJerusalem
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
The Guardian World
Der Spiegel (Germany)
21 Oct, 04:00over 3 hours21 Oct, 06:43
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 21 October 2026
2 reports- The Guardian World04:00first to report
Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned. The project appeared to have stalled for four years...
- Der Spiegel (Germany)06:43
Die israelische Regierung will per Seilbahn einen direkten Zugang zur Klagemauer schaffen. Das Projekt wird scharf kritisiert. Nun zieht sich bereits das fünfte ausländische Unternehmen aus dem Vorhaben zurück.