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Haredi protests against Jerusalem Light Rail continue, reports of over NIS 400 million in damage

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters set fire to construction materials during a protest against construction work on the Jerusalem Light Rail in the Bar-Ilan area of Jerusalem, June 8, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)
The protests follow an N12 News report that haredi protests have cumulatively caused over NIS 400 million in damage to the Jerusalem light rail’s unfinished Green Line.