Tourists in Jerusalem will be able to take a cable car right up to some of the Old City's key holy sites under controversial plans approved Tuesday
The cable car will bring 3,000 people an hour to the Old City, according to a tweet from Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announcing the decision, which was made at a meeting of the housing cabinet. Large infrastructure projects in Jerusalem are often controversial due to the city's disputed status, and the cable car is no exception. Current plans see it crossing into Jerusalem's east, which Palestinians and most of the international community regard as occupied territory.
In 1980, Israel declared the whole city to be its"complete and united" capital but Palestinians hope East Jerusalem will one day become the capital of a future Palestinian state. Emek Shaveh, an Israeli NGO that has tracked development of the cable car, criticized the government's decision to approve the project.
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