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[[Category:Palestinian Territory]]
Palestine is a hitch-hiking paradise. It's extremely safe and easy. In general you'll be able to get a ride from the first five cars that pass by.
People are really helpful and hospitable, sometimes too much. You'll end up with loads of dinner-invites, telephone numbers, cd's of your favourite arabic music etc.
Safe for women as well. A woman hitch-hiking by herself is seen as weird, but therefore people feel it's their obligation to make sure a woman is safe. They might insist paying for public transport for you to make sure that you arrive to your destination without any problems.
Hitch-hiking in the West Bank can be done along side any road, you don't really have to find a strategic location. However, hitch-hiking around checkpoints might create a little confusion for Israeli soldiers. They might think you're Israeli and they will try to prevent you from entering Palestinian cars. When they realize you're not-Israeli it's fine. They could try to warn you for "the dangers" of hitch-hiking with Palestinians. But they honestly don't have a clue what they're talking about.
On Israeli roads inside the West Bank you have to be a little aware of where you want to go and who's driving. If you get a ride with an Israeli settler, they will not be too happy to hear that you want to go to a Palestinian city. But if you like the discussion, go for it :)
Israeli numberplates are yellow, Palestinian numberplates are white-green. However a lot of Palestinians also drive yellow numberplate cars.
