Tag Archive for Nir Barkat

Jerusalem Municipality to build 2-line cable car to Dung Gate & Kotel

Jerusalem Municipality to build 2-line cable car system to connect Dung Gate with points East & West, transporting 6,000 passengers per hour.

Mayor Barkat says it will be a unique tourist attraction & transportation solution for the city.

By Yori Yalon and Israel Hayom Staff

The Jerusalem Municipality is moving forward with a plan to build a cable car system that will bring visitors to and from the Western Wall.
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Mayor Barkat secures funding for Jerusalem ‘Formula 1’ racing

 

Funding approved despite opposition from ultra-Orthodox city council members, who saw the cost a waste of valuable funds.


 

 
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat’s much-touted June Formula One “Peace Road Show” was nearly disqualified for a false start Thursday, before being approved in a last-minute City Council meeting that night.
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain

Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain – Photo: REUTERS

The road show made headlines when it was announced earlier this month, but the Finance Committee had yet to approve the transfer of NIS 2.5 million to fund the event, due to opposition within the committee and from religious groups, Ynet reported.

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A fishy performance at Jerusalem’s Int’l Ice Festival

Jerusalem’s Mayor Nir Barkat guarantees new & improved content at Jerusalem’s 2nd Int’l Ice Festival.

By Reuters

 

Visitors to Jerusalem were greeted with a chilly spectacle on Monday, as the Holy City’s second International Ice Festival exhibition began.

An ice carver from China.

An ice carver from China chips colored ice as he works on an ice sculpture for the Ice Festival in Jerusalem, – Photo by Reuters

“It’s the ice festival’s second year. This year is dramatically improved and enriched. We’ve heard lots of comments and new ideas and innovations. This is fascinating experience for people that are never been to the ice city,” said Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat. Continue Reading »

A Divided Jerusalem Can Not Stand

When the capital city of Israel, with a growing population needs to expand, why does that set off int’l alarms & condemnation?

By NIR BARKAT, Mayor of Jerusalem

 

Jerusalem – Israel’s government is under heavy criticism for recently approving building permits in what the international community calls “the settlements.” Yet places like Ramat Shlomo, Gilo and Givat Ha’matos are well within the municipal borders of Jerusalem, and the virgin hills of “E-1″—between the city of Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim—have over three millennia of deep Jewish roots. Here in Jerusalem, we stand saddened and appalled by the European Union ministers who condemn these construction projects while ignoring calls from the leader of Hamas for the destruction of the Jewish state of Israel. Continue Reading »

Mayor of Jerusalem requests IDF HQ moved to capital

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has previously discussed with IDF Chief Benny Gantz, a plan to transfer the General Staff headquarters from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem 

The plan includes 734 housing units & a country club to be built near the base to accommodate soldiers stationed at the new HQ.

By Zeev Klein

 

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat is promoting a plan to transfer the Israel Defense Forces General Staff headquarters from the Kirya complex in Tel Aviv to a location just outside the Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramot. According to the proposed plan, an upscale neighborhood encompassing 734 housing units and a country club will be constructed near the base to accommodate soldiers and officers stationed there.

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