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Monday, July 14, 2014
CityPass COO tells IMRA how succeeded to restore light rail service to Shuafat so quickly

CityPass COO tells IMRA how succeeded to restore light rail service to
Shuafat so quickly
Dr. Aaron Lerner Date: 14 July 2014

The CityPass Jerusalem light rail service wasn't just trashed by rioters in
the Arab Shuafat neighborhood, it was systematically destroyed.

Arab teams came in with jackhammers to reach the copper cable wire running
by the tracks while other teams came with equipment to saw off massive
electric poles as others brought in trucks to pour cement on tracks while
fuel was poured on the tracks to burn off the rubber elements. Discussion
groups on internet speculated that it would take up to a year to restore
service and that service would run next to Shuafat rather than through the
middle of the neighborhood.

Why the systematic destruction? One veteran Israeli reporter told IMRA that
Fatah was behind the move as they control the taxi service from Shuafat to
the rest of the city and destroying the light rail was a move to restore a
major source of income.

But it didn't take a year to restore service.

This Sunday CityPass was already running their trains per the regular
schedule.

CityPass COO Shay Eisenberg told IMRA that while the service is up and
running that there is a lot of work yet to be completed. Since the traffic
lights in the neighborhood and communications were destroyed, the train "has
to cross intersections like a car without a traffic light". The two
stations in Shuafat were completely destroyed so passengers board in a
makeshift arrangement.

Based on what Eisenberg says, it appears that Fatah's coffers are not going
to benefit from their assault on Jerusalem light rail services.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
INTERNET ADDRESS: imra@netvision.net.il Website: http://www.imra.org.il

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