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Jerusalem Residents Describe Commuting on Jerusalem Light Rail

(Israel Hayom) Yori Yalon - The Jerusalem residents most inconvenienced are those in Pisgat Ze'ev, a large neighborhood in northeastern Jerusalem, the train route to which passes through the Arab neighborhoods of Shuafat and Beit Hanina. The past three months have seen 150 incidents in which the city's light train cars were damaged by rock throwers. Pisgat Ze'ev resident Ohad Rokach said: "I work in the city center....In the morning there aren't any problems, but the trip back is terrifying. You don't know when or where it will come from. I was already involved in 10 of these [rock-throwing] incidents. It's really unpleasant." Orna Ron said: "You hear a big 'boom' and everyone is startled....The train keeps going, the window is cracked, but no one is hurt because the windows are coated with plastic that keeps shards from falling in."
2014-10-17 00:00:00
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