Jerusalem light rail launch postponed
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The Knesset finance Committee announced Sunday that it has approved the Transportation Ministry's request to postpone the launch date of the Jerusalem light rail system by a month. As per the request the test run will end on September 14th instead of next Friday.
Finance Committee Chairman Knesset Member Carmel Shama-Hacohen (Likud) said that "delaying the official launch is conditional and will only come into force if the committee finds that it is necessary security-wise. (Hillel Posek)