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'''Jerusalem''' is a the largest city in Israel and the capital of the [[Middle East]], 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 in ==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

== MAIN Junction to get out: =="Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. ([[Filehttps:Hitching_out_of_Jerusalem//goo.JPG|thumb|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 way to the states highways- 2, 6.. If you come from city 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|250px|Orthodox Jews hitching out will be to petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see huge place to stand, bus statins and often tons of Jerusalem]]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 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 country, 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.

=== West 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]] ===Take a bus to - use it only if you hitched here from the Dead Sea, northern Israel or from the main bus station in Jerusalem. Go on walking further on Jaffa roadWest bank, till and you get wish to continue to Tel Aviv. On the main junction where you can see other side of the "Begin" highwaybig intersection there is a smaller bus stop. go on walking straight and Cars that pass this junctionhere might be going into Jerusalem, and 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 your right (after highway 1 except the petrol Hemed station) you will see and Latrun intersection. It’s better to wait for a bus station, the best spot to hitchhike. Most likely you will see other hitchhikers standing there toodirect ride. If you can get bored or want a ride part of the way on highway 443, to burn some timeModiin for example, just behind you there that is an ancient Palestinian village (Lifta)much better, which was deserted because there are bus stops in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local springalmost every intersection on that road.

In case it's too crowded you might be better off going a bit back up == To the street to the [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] north, south and hitch there. Also, Israeli hitchhikers seem to have an aversion against [[signs]], so if you're not local using a sign could work out in your advantage.Dead sea: ==

There Jerusalem 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 .(2018) Currently spot is also a [[petrol the station hitchhiking|petrol station]] on to Maa'le Adumim that close to the JerusalemHebrew Uni. From city center-Tel Aviv highway at Shaar Hagai take the tram to Ammunition Hill, ''or'' you hitchhike from in front the Damascus gate (שער הגיא‎) [httpsounds strange, but worked numerous times://maps.google.com/maps?q=gas+station&hl=en&cd=10&ei=6SqMS7XXIYivOJe28LcG&sig2=rVVbYMtdQ5gwWRR4lSrEAA&sll=31mins, 5 mins).799391Get down, cross the road to the right,35you can see huge white stutue on your left.108185&sspn=0Keep it on your left.250939 and start walk,0You will walk like 15 minutes.376282&ie=UTF8&view=map&cid=10709258174763436664&ved=0CBIQpQY&hq=gas+Than you will see station&hnear=&ll=31that have many buses that stop.88572Check if it'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 (or further) you will pass Maale Adumim,35and Mishor Adumim.024414&spn=0when you get down, you will see that you are in road 1#.501407all the lifts good for you,0try 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 Dead Sea and Eilat.752563&z=10&iwloc=A Google map link] This might be useful So if a you need to get to the Dead Sea and your ride is not going all goes to northern Israel (Beit She'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the way to Tel Aviv last junction before Beit HaArava - at Almog junction. Almog junction functions as there a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and (free) toilets are very few spots available here, so that's the best way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is a desert area, so being near a refreshment stop on the highway between the two citieshelps.

=== North towards [[Tiberias]]To the west bank- north area: Binyamin and Samaria sttelments, [[Golan Heights]] =Nablus and cet: ==

Follow Check the same directions as section of [[west bank]] for Amman and more detalis, but anyways, from Jerusalem: French Hill used to be the Dead Seabest spots, but continue north on highway 90 from it's changed (2018). Nowdays the Beit HaArava Trempiyada is in Hizma Junction until you reach . take the Tsemach Junciton at tram to Sayert Duchifat (almost last station), get down and take the bottom of the Kinneretcrossroad to your right. From thereis a station, not so good spot but for lazy people you can either hitchhike hitch hike there insted of walk 20 minutes down in the road to Hizma junction. every lift is good to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90Hizma Junction, or use the [[trempiyada]] up 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 Golanque. People either drive up 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 Road 92 or Road 98 from there. Road 98 goes right up get down to coninue, and be aware that people will not like the Golanidea you go there, and Road 92 runs along can't give you ride straight to there, due the west coast of politics issues. You can hitch from the Kinneret same place towards Ramallah (and from where there you can pick up Roads 789 or 87 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 the Golanlook at you like you’re crazy, and might try to convince you not to go there, that it’s dangerous, etc. Highway 789 connects It's almost secret but you can even hitch hike to Road 98 Netania, Tel Aviv, Haifa from where this stop if you can chose heading to either continue north or head southSamaria (through 60 road, 5, 6) but it longer and you will need many lifts. Road 87 also connects Rides from here are available to 98the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]], [[Ofra]], etc.) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], but a bit latervia "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 it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the centre of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its endyour time- maybe bus is better..

[[File:Israel== To the west bank-erga hitching out of jerusalem.jpg|thumb|250|right|[[User:Erga|Erga]] modestly hitching out of Jerusalem]]south- Gush Ezyon, Hebron, Beer Sheva ==

=== To Same rules about the [[Ramallahwest bank]], [[Samaria]] ([[West Bank]]) ===section.

Take a city bus to Gilo (2571, 431, or 4a30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the [[Har Ha'tzofim Junction]] and stand left, you will see huge road, on the left thereis Trempiyada. Rides from here are available If you need to the Ramallah area ([[Ramallah]]Go to Hebron, [[Ofra]], etcask people where exactly to stand.) As well as further inIf you not sure where to get down ask the driver, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[Salfit]], [[Buddya]] etcwhere is the Gush Ezyon's Trempiyada.)

However To Tekoa (Gush Ezyon) : take the bus to Har Homa (Homat Shmuel) 74, due 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 lack of rides way around.A bus ride to this areaBethlehem only costs 8 NIS, it is probably best to take 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 service taxi (very cheap) ride to this area [[Gush Etzion Junction]] and continue from Damascus gate there to most of the villages in JerusalemGush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

Take the #31 bus to Giloh (you'll have to ask people how Though, to get to the ''[[trempiyada]]''. From there you can hitch rides to [[Bethlehem]] and [[Gush Etzion]] areas, ([[Efrat]], [[Bethlehem]], [[Alon Shvut]]), etc, as well as further south, to the [[Hebron]] area of [[Hebron]], [[or Kiryat Arba]], [[Tarqumia]], [[Yatta]], etc. To get to the latter area, however, it there is better to hitch a ridge to [[Gush Etzion Junction]], and try from therebus #381 which costs just 8.1 NIS.

=== Free hospitality ===In projects such as [http://wwwYou can consider to walk instead of HH.bewelcomeJerusalem to Bethlem is just 8 km.org BeWelcome] I've done it in less than 2 hours walking slow and [http://wwwtake 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.couchsurfingYou have to take the entrance for tourists,very fast, few people pass there.com CouchSurfing] 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 can find will see many Jerusalemic members who 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 host take you for to a night or two in their homes..tour to see Bansky's graffiti.

==Nomadwiki & Trashwiki = Hostels and cheap accommodation ===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.

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