# Fifth foreign company withdraws from controversial East Jerusalem cable car project

https://mins.news/en/item/108860

- The Guardian, 2026-10-21 04:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/fifth-firm-pulls-out-israeli-cable-car-project-east-jerusalem

> A fifth foreign company has withdrawn from a proposed cable car linking West and East Jerusalem. Rights groups warn that its 1.4km route, ending at a compound run by settler group Elad, threatens Palestinian families and Jerusalem’s historic cultural landscape. Local authorities say the project is proceeding as planned.