Editing Veolia Transport (section)

===Israel===

====Light Rail====
[[File:Jerusalem Light Rail French Hill depot 2011-1.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Jerusalem Light Rail]] depot, [[Jerusalem]]]]
* [[Jerusalem]]: Veolia won a $500 million contract in 2003 to build and maintain the [[Jerusalem Light Rail]] system, which will comprise eight lines running across the city. It is expected to be completed by 2020. The first line, from [[Pisgat Ze'ev]] to [[Beit HaKerem, Jerusalem|Beit HaKerem]], began operation in 2011. Due to the controversial nature of the project, Veolia became a target of the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions]] (BDS) campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-11-02 |title=Bilbao, the Basque Country and Spain Join the Palestinian Campaign for Boycott Divestment and Sanctions, Targeting Veolia |work=Alternative News |url=http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/news/1391--bilbao-the-basque-country-and-spain-join-the-palestinian-campaign-for-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-targeting-veolia |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314222959/http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/topics/news/1391--bilbao-the-basque-country-and-spain-join-the-palestinian-campaign-for-boycott-divestment-and-sanctions-targeting-veolia |archive-date=2012-03-14}}</ref> In September 2009, the company considering selling its share in the project to the [[Dan Bus Company]] for $15–20 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Avi Bar-Eli |date=2009-09-13 |title=Dan to buy 5% stake in Jerusalem light rail from Veolia |work=Haaretz |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/dan-to-buy-5-stake-in-jerusalem-light-rail-from-veolia-1.7993 |access-date=2011-12-27}}</ref> In October 2010, it agreed to sell its stake to [[Egged (company)|Egged]] instead. As a result, Dan sued Veolia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Avi Bar-Eli |date=2010-11-25 |title=Dan suing as Veolia rides with Egged |work=The Marker |url=http://english.themarker.com/dan-suing-as-veolia-rides-with-egged-1.326654 |url-status=dead |access-date=2011-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128114728/http://english.themarker.com/dan-suing-as-veolia-rides-with-egged-1.326654 |archive-date=2010-11-28}}</ref> After the operation was passed on to [[Transdev|Veolia Transdev]], the sale to Egged was finally approved in August 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Transdev exits Jerusalem light rail project |newspaper=Financial Times |date=30 August 2015 |url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed506b0c-4f37-11e5-b029-b9d50a74fd14.html#axzz3wNc5ZiHd |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/DEELA |archive-date=2022-12-10 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2016-01-06}}</ref>

====Buses====
Veolia operates buses in Israel under Veolia Transportation brand. It used to operate with both the Veolia Transportation brand and the Connex brand together in the late 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiberias Area Veolia (Connex) Buses |url=http://orenstransitpage.com/transit-photography/middle-east/israel/haifa-northern-israel/tiberias-connex-buses/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202073000/http://orenstransitpage.com/transit-photography/middle-east/israel/haifa-northern-israel/tiberias-connex-buses/ |archive-date=2018-02-02 |access-date=1 February 2018 |publisher=Oren's Transit Page}}</ref> They operate:
* [[Modi'in]]: Intercity and urban buses in a city located between [[Jerusalem]] and [[Tel Aviv]]. Formerly run by Margalit.
* [[Ashdod]]: Intercity buses to [[Tel Aviv]] and [[Gush Dan]], and to [[Ashkelon]]. Formerly run by [[Egged Bus Cooperative]].
* [[Tiberias]]: Urban and regional buses. Formerly run by [[Egged Bus Cooperative]].
* [[Yavne]]: Urban buses. Formerly run by [[Egged Bus Cooperative]].
* [[Lod]]: Urban buses and intercity buses to [[Tel Aviv]]. Formerly run by [[Egged Bus Cooperative]].
* [[Bnei Brak]]: Intercity buses to [[Jerusalem]]. Formerly run by [[Dan Bus Company]].

In 2012, Denis Gasquet, Veolia's senior executive vice president, visited Israel, where the company has reached a turnover of 1.5 billion [[shekels]] a year. After 20 years of investment in the country, Gasquet said the company had never lost a tender due to its commitment to Israel. Despite operational hitches, Veolia stated that there were no political problems with the Arabs or the Jews, and the company was "not ashamed to say that we make money in Israel."<ref>[http://www.haaretz.com/business/not-afraid-to-make-money-in-israel-1.412966 Not afraid to make money in Israel] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513152953/http://www.haaretz.com/business/not-afraid-to-make-money-in-israel-1.412966 |date=May 13, 2015 }}, [[Haaretz]]</ref>

After these operations was passed on to [[Transdev|Veolia Transdev]], the buses in Modi'in were sold to Kavim in July 2013,<ref>{{Cite web |title=VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION ISRAEL STOPPED OPERATING THE MODI'IN BUS NETWORK |url=http://whoprofits.org/content/veolia-transportation-israel-stopped-operating-modiin-bus-network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928141036/http://www.whoprofits.org/content/veolia-transportation-israel-stopped-operating-modiin-bus-network |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |access-date=2016-01-09}}</ref> while the rest were sold
to [[Afikim (company)|Afikim]] in September 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VEOLIA TRANSPORTATION SOLD THE REMAINING BUS LINES TO AFIKIM |url=http://whoprofits.org/content/veolia-transportation-sold-remaining-bus-lines-afikim |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20131007031140/http://whoprofits.org/content/veolia-transportation-sold-remaining-bus-lines-afikim |archive-date=2013-10-07 |access-date=2016-01-09}}</ref>