12.05.2011                      08.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 22 des Omer; Ta'anit BH'B

Bedauern:

Israel regrets German pullout from TA-J’lem rail project

German ministry says project of laying down tracks traversing West Bank may be "politically sensitive."

Israel on Wednesday said it regretted the decision by German National Railways (Deutsche Bahn) to halt its work on the high-speed train line from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem because a small section of the route crosses over into the West Bank.
A spokeswoman for Israel Railways said Deutsche Bahn informed them recently of their decision, saying they withdrew because a portion of the project is located over the pre-1967 border. She added that Israel Railways was looking at options to replace the company….