Israel’s National Infrastructure Committee approved on Monday the controversial plans to build a $55 million cable car system to transport Jewish settlers and foreign tourists in and out of Jerusalem’s Old City.
According to Israeli claims the 1.5 kilometer long cable car route will help relieve traffic congestion and increase accessibility to the area of the Holy Basin which includes Jerusalem’s Old City.
The route would stretch from Jerusalem’s First Station complex to Mount Zion and then down to the Old City’s al-Maghariba (Dung) Gate near the entrance to the Western Wall Plaza and Ir David archaeological park.
The project is part of Israel’s efforts to Judaize the holy city and Palestinian groups have objected to the plan saying that aerial carriages will be moving near the Aqsa Mosque and over Palestinian areas.
