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'''Jerusalem''' is a city in the [[Middle East]], under dispute between [[Israel]] and the Palestinians, both claiming it to be their capital city.
==Hitching out==
===To the [[Dead Sea]] and to [[Amman]] ([[Jordan]]) ===
From the city center you have two options:
When reaching the Beit-HaArava junction, 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 Sea.
If your destination is [[Jordan]] and assuming you don't have an Israeli passport, you can continue to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge border terminal. From Road 1, you can hitchhike to [[Jericho]] (search for the Palestinian green license plate) and from there take a bus or hitchhike out of the western exit of the city. Your other option is to hitchhike to the Beit-HaArava junction, and from there stand and hitchhike northwards, the next turn right is to the Allenby border crossing. You might be able to walk it from the main road, although beware, the Israeli army didn't allow [[User:Guaka|guaka]] to walk from the border to the road.
===To [[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]].
[[ImageFile:Hitching_out_of_Jerusalem.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Orthodox Jews hitching out of Jerusalem]]
===To [[Tel Aviv]]=== Take a bus to the main bus station in Jerusalem. Go on walking further on Jaffa road, till you get to the main junction where you can see the "Begin" highway. go on walking straight and pass this junction, and on your right (after the petrol station) you will see a bus station, the best spot to hitchhike. 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 village (Lifta), which was deserted in 1948. Go down the stairs and find your way to the local spring.
In case it's too crowded you might be better off going a bit back up the street to the [[petrol station]]s and hitch there. Also, Israeli hitchhikers seem to have an aversion against [[sign]]s, so if you're not local using a sign could work out in your advantage.
===To [[Tiberias]] and the [[Golan Heights]]===
Your first goal is the Beit HaArava Junction, which connects Highway 1 going west from Jerusalem, to Highway 90, which goes north to the Kinneret.
From the Beit HaArava Junction, head north on Road 90 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]] (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, 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 later, and it also turns west over the Kinneret or east through the center of the Golan until it picks up 98 at its end.
===To [[Ramallah]], [[Samaria]] ([[Palestinian Territory]], [[West Bank]])===Take a city bus (25, 4, or 4a) to the [[Har Ha'tzofim Junction]] and stand there. 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.)
However, due to the lack of rides to this area, it is probably best to take a service taxi (very cheap) to this area from Damascus gate in Jerusalem.
===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 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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