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{{Infobox Israeli Location|country = Israel|district = Jerusalem District|map = <map lat='31.78' lng='35.22' zoom='11' view='0' country='Israel'/>|pop = 882,652 (2016); Metropolitan Area 1,027,400 (2008)|highways = 1, 50, 60, 443}}'''Jerusalem''' is a the largest city in Israel and the capital of the [[Middle East]], Claimed by both state since its establishment in 1948. Jerusalem's status is under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians, currently under Israeli rule. The Palestinians have claims to the city including a claim to be their capital city.

==Hitching outin ==Jerusalem is quite different from Tel Aviv, there is a lot of religious communities in the city. In '''religious neighborhoods''', it can be perceived as offensive not to dress modestly, and can attract unwelcomed attention. However, in the city center and old city (not inside the religious sites themselves, obviously) there is no such problem.You can hitch hike in the nighbourhods, just find deserted stations and try. most of the city are walkable and the buses are cheap. Make plastic card "Rav Kav', otherwise you can't pay. It's free and possible to make in the CBS and another spots

==Hitching out =To the =__TOC__[[File:CraigIsraelKfarAdomim.jpg|thumb|220px|right|[[User:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] at Maale Adumim Junction en route to Dead Sea(5 mins).]]===From the city center or the bus station, take buses 25, 4 or 4A [Moriya:] Jerusalem has at least 6-7 roads to get to the "French Hill junction"out, in Hebrew referred to as "Har Hadifferent directions. It'tzofim". This junction is s changes often by the spot to hitchhike massive constractions but in the direction of Jericho and the Dead sea. The place is usually crowded with hitchhikersgeneral, choose your next destination and drivers stop often. Most likely they will go only half ways, in which case you should ask to go down in local where the entry junction best spot to their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from the bus stationhitch out. When reaching the Beit-HaArava junction, the road turn south and from there you can ask to get off in any location at the shore following is list of spots based on the dead sea.direction:

== MAIN Junction to get out: ==To ["Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. ([Tiberias]https://goo.gl/maps/i8hDtLdz8tu Google street view] ) 1 road, the huge Trempiyada that close to the CBS. it's the road to Tel Aviv, Haifa and all Gush Dan, and the [[Golan heights]]===Your first goal is way to the Beit HaArava Junctionstates highways- 2, which connects Highway 1 going west 6.. If you come from Jerusalemcity center, you walk through tram lines to the ugly bridge, and down the bridge you continue straight.you will see 2 crossroads and on your right will be to Highway 90petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see huge place to stand, bus statins and often tons of people that hitch hike too. find your spot and stand. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an old Arab village (Lifta), which goes north was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring. Although basicly from this spot people go to all the Kinneretcountry, not many people stop, and you may stuck inside all the traffic jams. So if you want easyer, beautyer and often shorter way to south or north, use another way.

From Hitch hike to Tel Aviv on road 443: You can stand at French Hill just in the other side of the tram of Givat Hamivtar. This is not the best spot to hitch towards Tel Aviv - use it only if you hitched here from the Dead Sea, northern Israel or from the West bank, and you wish to continue to Tel Aviv. On the other side of the big intersection there is a smaller bus stop. Cars that pass here might be going into Jerusalem, or towards Tel Aviv through highway 1 or highway 443, so a sign here can be a big help. There are no good places to stop on highway 1 except the city center Hemed station and Latrun intersection. It’s better to wait for a direct ride. If you have two options:can get a ride part of the way on highway 443, to Modiin for example, that is much better, because there are bus stops in almost every intersection on that road.

1. You can either take service taxi ("Sheirut") Number 36, from Damascus gate of the old city, in == To the direction of [[Abu Dis]]north, a ride of 5 NIS only. Go down in Maale Adumin junction south and continune hitchiking west. If you take this ride you get directly to road #1, from which many rides will take you straight to Beit HaArava Junction.Dead sea: ==

2Jerusalem locate, geographicly in the excat center of Israel, which explaines why to hitch hike to nirth and south is the same spot. for years, the best way was through the Trempiyada in French hill, but roads changed and people barely stop there nowdays . Or (2018) Currently spot is the station to Maa'le Adumim that close to the Hebrew Uni. From city center- take buses 25the tram to Ammunition Hill, 4 ''or 4A '' you hitchhike from West Jerusalem to get in front the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous times: 10 mins, 5 mins). Get down, cross the road to the right, you can see huge white stutue on your left. Keep it on your left. Har Haand start walk, You will walk like 15 minutes. Than you will see station that have many buses that stop. Check if it'tsofim Junction, s written that there is a bus that go to Kfar Adumim. if the answer iis yes- than you are in the right staation. Take a lift to Kfar Adumim (French Hillor further). The place is usually crowded with hitchhikersyou will pass Maale Adumim, and drivers stop oftenMishor Adumim. Most likely they when you get down, you will go only half wayssee that you are in road 1#. all the lifts good for you, try to get to Bet Haarava junction, where road 1 meets highway 90, in which case can take you north towards Beit She'an, Tiberias and generally northern Israel (serving also Allenby border crossing and Sheikh Hussein border crossing to Amman) and south towards the Dead Sea and Eilat.So if you should ask need to get to go down in the entry Dead Sea and your ride goes to northern Israel (Beit She'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the last junction to their settlementbefore Beit HaArava - at Almog junction. Almog junction functions as a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and continue hitchhiking from (free) toilets are available here, so that's the bus stationbest way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is a desert area, so being near a refreshment stop helps.

From == To the Beit HaArava Junction, head west bank- north on Road 90 until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the Kinneret. From there, You can either hitchike to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90, or use the Trempiyada (hitching spot) up to the Golan. People either drive up to Road 92 or Road 98 from there. Road 98 goes right up to the Golan, area: Binyamin and Road 92 runs along the west coast of the Kinneret from where you can pick up Roads 789 or 87 to the Golan. Highway 789 connects to Road 98 from where you can chose to either continue north or head south. Road 87 also connects to 98, but a bit laterSamaria sttelments, Nablus and it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the center of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end. cet: ==

== To the west bank- south- Gush Ezyon, Hebron, Beer Sheva == Same rules about the [[Categorywest bank]] section.  Take bus to Gilo (71, 31, 30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the left, you will see huge road, on the left there is Trempiyada. If you need to Go to Hebron, ask people where exactly to stand. If you not sure where to get down ask the driver, where is the Gush Ezyon's Trempiyada.  To Tekoa (Gush Ezyon) :Israeltake the bus to Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) 74, 75. Get down in Shmuel Meir-Kvish 378. It's the same way to Bet Lechem, but Israelies car not aloud to go there, and arabs not aloud to do the way around.A bus ride to Bethlehem only costs 8 NIS, consider using the bus. Bus #231 or #234 can be taken from the bus terminal in front of Damscus gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. You can hitch a ride to [[Gush Etzion Junction]]and continue from there to most of the villages in Gush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba.  Though, to get to the Hebron or Kiryat Arba, there is a bus #381 which costs just 8.1 NIS.   You can consider to walk instead of HH. Jerusalem to Bethlem is just 8 km. I've done it in less than 2 hours walking slow and take my time. The view is not the best but if you arrive walking you will able to see the big wall which it separetes Israel to the West Bank. You have to take the entrance for tourists,very fast, few people pass there. The palestinian pass by another gate. Above all you will see the wall and read the different stories of the palestinian during the occupation and you will see many grafitti on the wall, some of them were made by Bansky. Bansky's graffitti are spread around Jerusalem but if you go to the center the (annoyng) taxies will take you to a tour to see Bansky's graffiti. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}