Foreign firms abandon Israeli cable car project

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

LONDON: Five foreign firms have abandoned plans to build a cable car from West Jerusalem to East Jerusalem that could see dozens of Palestinian families lose their land and property rights, The Guardian has reported. Despite the withdrawal of a fifth company, local authorities have said the project is proceeding as planned, after it appeared to have stalled for four years until late September. That month, the Jerusalem Development Authority issued a notice of intent to award a contract without a