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'''Jerusalem''' is a the largest city in Israel and the [[Middle East]], capital of the state since its establishment in 1948. Jerusalem's status is under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians, both claiming it . 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|[[Dead SeaUser:Halt, Stop! Reudnitz kommt.|Craig]] and at Maale Adumim Junction en route to [[AmmanDead Sea (5 mins).]] ([[JordanMoriya:]]) ===Jerusalem has at least 6-7 roads to get out,to different directions. It's changes often by the massive constractions but in general, choose your next destination and ask local where the best spot to hitch out. the following is list of spots based on the direction:

1== MAIN Junction to get out: =="Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. You can either take service taxi ("Sheirut"[https://goo.gl/maps/i8hDtLdz8tu Google street view]) Number 361 road, the huge Trempiyada that close to the CBS. it's the road to Tel Aviv, Haifa and all Gush Dan, and the way to the states highways- 2, 6.. If you come from Damascus gate of city center, you walk through tram lines to the old cityugly bridge, in and down the direction of [[Abu Dis]]bridge you continue straight.you will see 2 crossroads and on your right will be to petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see huge place to stand, a ride bus statins and often tons of 5 NIS onlypeople that hitch hike too. Go down in Maale Adumin junction find your spot and continune hitchiking weststand. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there too. If you take this ride you get directly bored or want to road #1burn some time, just behind you there is an old Arab village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring. Although basicly from which this spot people go to all the country, not many people stop, and you need to continue hitchiking westwards towards may stuck inside all the Deas Sea traffic jams. So if you want easyer, beautyer and Jordanoften shorter way to south or north, use another way.

2Hitch hike to Tel Aviv on road 443: You can stand at French Hill just in the other side of the tram of Givat Hamivtar. Or take buses 25This is not the best spot to hitch towards Tel Aviv - use it only if you hitched here from the Dead Sea, 4 northern Israel or 4A from the West Jerusalem bank, and you wish to get continue to Har Ha'tsofim Junction, (French Hill)Tel Aviv. The place On the other side of the big intersection there is usually crowded with hitchhikersa 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 Hemed station and drivers stop oftenLatrun intersection. It’s better to wait for a direct ride. Most likely they will go only half ways, in which case If you should ask to go down in can get a ride part of the entry junction way on highway 443, to their settlementModiin for example, and continue hitchhiking from the that is much better, because there are bus stationstops in almost every intersection on that road.

When reaching == To the Beit-HaArava junctionnorth, next to the border with [[Jordan]], the road turn south and from there you can ask to get off in any location at the shore of the dead Dead sea.: ==

If you destination Jerusalem locate, geographicly in the excat center of Israel, which explaines why to hitch hike to nirth and south is [[Jordan]]the same spot. for years, the best way was through the Trempiyada in French hill, but roads changed and assuming you have a foreign people barely stop there nowdays .(Non-Israeli2018) passport, you can continue Currently spot is the station to Maa'le Adumim that close to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge border terminalHebrew Uni. From Road 1city center- take the tram to Ammunition Hill, ''or'' you can hitchike hitchhike from in front the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous times: 10 mins, 5 mins). Get down, cross the road to Jericho (Search for the Palestinian green license plate) right, you can see huge white stutue on your left. Keep it on your left. and from start walk, You will walk like 15 minutes. Than you will see station that have many buses that stop. Check if it's written that there take 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 (or hitchike out of further) you will pass Maale Adumim, and Mishor Adumim. when you get down, you will see that you are in road 1#. all the western exit of lifts good for you, try to get to Bet Haarava junction, where road 1 meets highway 90, which 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 cityDead Sea and Eilat. Your other option is So if you need to hitchike get to the Dead Sea and your ride goes to northern Israel (BeitShe'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the last junction before Beit HaArava -HaArava at Almog junction. Almog junctionfunctions as a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and from there stand and hitchike northwards(free) toilets are available here, so that's the next turn right best way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is to the Allenby border crossing (you can walk it from the main road)a desert area, so being near a refreshment stop helps.

===To [[Eilat]], [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]])the west bank- north area: Binyamin and Samaria sttelments, [[Taba]] ([[Egypt]])=Nablus and cet: ==Follow the direction to go to the [[Dead Sea]], but continue south on [[Highway 90 (Israel)|Highway 90]] until its end. From there you can continue east towards [[Jordan]], or south towards [[Egypt]].

Check the section of [[Imagewest bank]] for more detalis, but anyways, from Jerusalem:Hitching_out_of_JerusalemFrench Hill used to be the best spots, but it's changed (2018).JPG|thumb|Nowdays the Trempiyada is in Hizma Junction. take the tram to Sayert Duchifat (almost last station), get down and take the crossroad to your right|250px|Orthodox Jews hitching out . there is a station, not so good spot but for lazy people you can hitch hike there insted of Jerusalemwalk 20 minutes down in the road to Hizma junction. every lift is good to Hizma Junction, and sometime you will get lift straight to your destination. Hizma Junction is a soldiers checkpoint, you will see many people standing there. Sign can help and watch the que.The people that stop will be 90% of the time religius setllers, so if you want to go to Rammalla cheeck where excatly you need to get down to coninue, and be aware that people will not like the idea you go there, and can't give you ride straight to there, due the politics issues. You can hitch from the same place towards Ramallah (and from there you can reach Nablus and other Palestinian cities). Be advised that if you’re standing in this stop with a sign that says “Ramallah” on it, it's quite possible people are going to look at you like you’re crazy, and might try to convince you not to go there, that it’s dangerous, etc. It's almost secret but you can even hitch hike to Netania, Tel Aviv, Haifa from this stop if you heading to Samaria (through 60 road, 5, 6) but it longer and you will need many lifts. Rides from here are available to the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]]etc.)The buses to this area are really cheap (sometime 3 shekels!) so check where you need exactly to go and your time- maybe bus is better..

===To [[Tel Aviv]]=== Take a bus to the main bus station in Jerusalem. Go on walking further on Jaffa roadwest bank- south- Gush Ezyon, till you get to the main junction where you can see the "Begin" highway. go on walking straight and pass this junctionHebron, and on your right (after the petrol station) you will see a bus station, the best spot to hitchike. Most likely you will see other hitchikers standing there too. If you get bored or want to burn some time, just behind you there is an ancient Palestinian village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring.Beer Sheva ==

In case it's too crowded you might be better off going a bit back up Same rules about the street to the [[petrol station]]s and hitch there. Also, Israeli hitchhikers seem to have an aversion against [[signwest bank]]s, so if you're not local using a sign could work out in your advantagesection.

===To [[Tiberias]] and Take bus to Gilo (71, 31, 30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the [[Golan Heights]]===Your first goal is the Beit HaArava Junctionleft, which connects Highway 1 going west from Jerusalemyou will see huge road, on the left there is Trempiyada. If you need to Highway 90Go to Hebron, which goes north ask people where exactly to stand. If you not sure where to get down ask the driver, where is the KinneretGush Ezyon's Trempiyada.

From To Tekoa (Gush Ezyon) : take 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 city center you have two options:villages in Gush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

2. Or take buses 25Though, 4 or 4A from West Jerusalem to get to Har Ha'tsofim Junctionthe Hebron or Kiryat Arba, (French Hill). The place there is usually crowded with hitchhikers, and drivers stop oftena bus #381 which costs just 8. Most likely they will go only half ways, in which case you should ask to go down in the entry junction to their settlement, and continue hitchhiking from the bus station1 NIS.

===To [[Rammallah]], [[Samaria]] ([[Palestinian Territorys]], [[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,)===Take a city bus (25very fast, 4, or 4a) to 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 [[Har Ha'tzofim Junction]] occupation and stand thereyou will see many grafitti on the wall, some of them were made by Bansky. Rides from here Bansky's graffitti are available spread around Jerusalem but if you go to the Ramallah area center the ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.annoyng) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]] etctaxies will take you to a tour to see Bansky's graffiti.)

===To [[Betlehem]], [[Judea]] ([[Palestinian Territory]], [[West Bank]])===Take the #31 bus to Giloh (you'll have to ask people how to get to the ''trempiada''). From there you can hitch rides to [[Betlehem]] and[[Gush Etzion]] areas,([[Efrat]], [[Betlehem]], [[Alon Shvut]]), etc, as well as further south, to the [[Hebron]] area of [[Hebron]], [[Kiryat Arba]], [[Tarqumia]], [[Yatta]], etc. To get to the latter area, however, it is better to hitch a ridge to [[Gush Etzion Junction]], and try from there.  ==Sleep== ===Free Hospitality===In projects such as [http://www.hospitalityclub.org Hospitality Club]and [http://www.couchsurfing.com CouchSurfing] you can find many Jerusalemic members who will host you for a night or two in their homes... ===Hostels and cheap accomodation===As a rule of thumb, the Western part of the city is much (much!) more expensive than the Eastern part, especially when it comes to hostels. In the old city and around Damascus gate you can find a dorm bed for as little as 20 NIS (4 Euro) for a night. Check [http://www.wikitravel.org Wikitravel] for more details. [[Category:Palestine]]{{nomadwiki}}