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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

=== East to the [[Dead SeaMoriya:]], [[Amman]] ([[Jordan]]) === The road splits towards Amman and towards the Dead Sea Jerusalem has at Beitleast 6-HaArava junction. Depending on where you are in Jerusalem, there are two options for getting there: ==== From East Jerusalem ==== Take service taxi ("sheirut") 36 from Damascus Gate in the direction of [[Abu Dis]], a ride of 7 NIS only. Get off in Maale Adumin North junction and continue hitchhiking east. If you take this ride you roads to get directly to road #1out, from which you need to continue hitchhiking east towards the Dead Sea and Jordandifferent directions. ==== From West Jerusalem ==== Take bus 25, 4 or 4A to Har HaIt'tsofim (French Hill). You can hitchhike from the bus stop across the street from the entrance to the Mt. Scopus Campus of Hebrew University. The place is usually crowded with hitchhikers, and drivers stop s changes often. Most likely they will go only part of by the way, in which case you should ask to get off massive constractions but in the entry junction to their settlementgeneral, choose your next destination and continue hitchhiking from ask local where the bus station.:[[User:Halt,_Stop!_Reudnitz_kommt.|Craig]] found it easy best spot to get a lift even from inside Jerusalem. The bus stop mentioned above works perfecthitch out. Since recently you can get there taking the Tram ''or'' you hitchhike from in front following is list of spots based on the Damascus gate (sounds strange, but worked numerous timesdirection: 10 mins, 5 mins). === South towards [[Eilat]], [[Aqaba]] ([[Jordan]]), [[Taba]] ([[Egypt]]) === 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]].

== MAIN Junction to get out: == West towards ["Hayeziaa Me'A'ir"- The enternace of the city, called as well Ginot Sacharov. ([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]] ===Take a bus , Haifa and all Gush Dan, and the way to the main bus station in Jerusalemstates highways- 2, 6.. Go on walking further on Jaffa roadIf you come from city center, till you get walk through tram lines to the main junction where ugly bridge, and down the bridge you can continue straight.you will see the "Begin" highway. go on walking straight and pass this junction, 2 crossroads and on your right (after the petrol station) will be to petrols stations- yellow one and one call Sonol. Keep staright. you will see a huge place to stand, bus station, the best statins and often tons of people that hitch hike too. find your spot to hitchhikeand 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 ancient Palestinian 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.

In case 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's too crowded 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 better off going into Jerusalem, or towards Tel Aviv through highway 1 or highway 443, so a bit back up the street sign here can be a big help. There are no good places to stop on highway 1 except the [[petrol Hemed station hitchhiking|petrol stations]] and hitch thereLatrun intersection. It’s better to wait for a direct ride. AlsoIf you can get a ride part of the way on highway 443, Israeli hitchhikers seem to have an aversion against [[signs]]Modiin for example, that is much better, so if you're not local using a sign could work out because there are bus stops in your advantagealmost every intersection on that road.

There is also a [[petrol station hitchhiking|petrol station]] on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway at Shaar Hagai (שער הגיא‎) [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gas+station&hl=en&cd=10&ei=6SqMS7XXIYivOJe28LcG&sig2=rVVbYMtdQ5gwWRR4lSrEAA&sll=31.799391To the north,35.108185&sspn=0.250939,0.376282&iesouth and Dead sea: =UTF8&view=map&cid=10709258174763436664&ved=0CBIQpQY&hq=gas+station&hnear=&ll=31.88572,35.024414&spn=0.501407,0.752563&z=10&iwloc=A Google map link] This might be useful if a ride is not going all the way to Tel Aviv as there are very few spots to stop on the highway between the two cities.

=== North 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 the station to Maa'le Adumim that close to the Hebrew Uni. From city center- take the tram to Ammunition Hill, ''or'' you hitchhike from 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. and 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 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, and Mishor Adumim. when you get down, you will see 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, 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.So if you need to get to the Dead Sea and your ride goes to northern Israel (Beit She'an, Tiberias etc.) or vice versa, get off at the last junction before Beit HaArava - at Almog junction. Almog junction functions as a refreshment stop, so kiosks, mini-market and (free) toilets are available here, so that's the best way to hitch another ride. Beware! this is a desert area, [[Golan Heights]] ===so being near a refreshment stop helps.

Follow == To the same directions as for Amman and the Dead Sea, but continue west bank- north on highway 90 from the Beit HaArava Junction until you reach the Tsemach Junciton at the bottom of the Kinneret. From there, you can either hitchhike to [[Tiberias]] by going westwards on Road 90, or use the [[trempiyada]] 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 centre of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end.cet: ==

Check the section of [[Filewest bank]] for more detalis, but anyways, from Jerusalem:Israel-erga hitching out French Hill used to be the best spots, but it's changed (2018). 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. there is a station, not so good spot but for lazy people you can hitch hike there insted of walk 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 jerusalemthe 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.jpg|thumb|250|right|) As well as further in, towards [[Nablus]], via "Tapuach Junction" ([[Ariel]], [[User:Erga|ErgaSalfit]] modestly hitching out of Jerusalem, [[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 [[Ramallah]]the west bank- south- Gush Ezyon, [[Samaria]] ([[West Bank]]) =Hebron, Beer Sheva ==

Take a city bus (25, 4, or 4a) to Same rules about the [[Har Ha'tzofim Junctionwest bank]] and stand theresection. 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.)

HoweverTake bus to Gilo (71, due 31, 30..) get down in Afarsemon street. cross to the lack of rides left, you will see huge road, on the left there is Trempiyada. If you need to Go to this areaHebron, it is probably best ask people where exactly to take a service taxi (very cheap) stand. If you not sure where to this area from Damascus gate in Jerusalemget down ask the driver, where is the Gush Ezyon's Trempiyada.

=== 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 [[Judea]] ([[West BankGush Etzion Junction]]) ===and continue from there to most of the villages in Gush Etzion or on to Hebron and Kiryat Arba.

=== Hostels and cheap accommodation ===As a rule You can consider to walk instead of thumb, the Western part of the city HH. Jerusalem to Bethlem is much (much!) more expensive just 8 km. I've done it in less than 2 hours walking slow and take my time. The view is not the Eastern part, especially when best but if you arrive walking you will able to see the big wall which it comes separetes Israel to hostelsthe West Bank. In You have to take the old city 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 Damascus gate Jerusalem but if you can find a dorm bed for as little as 20 NIS go to the center the (4 Euroannoyng) for taxies will take you to a night. Check [http://www.wikitravel.org Wikitravel] for more detailstour to see Bansky's graffiti.