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By bus or shared taxi in West Bank
By bus or shared taxi in West Bank
Bus service to Jewish settlements in the West Bank can generally be found in the major Israeli city which is closest to each West Bank town - particularly Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The Egged (אגד) bus company runs buses from Jerusalem, Beer Sheva, Netanya, and Beit Shean. The Dan bus company runs from Tel Aviv and Petach Tikva. Due to recent political violence, the Israeli government has installed enhanced security on buses such as bullet proof windows (on certain routes) and crash barriers at bus stops. Still, traveling by bus is discouraged for first time visitors.
There are also Arab bus companies going into the West Bank from the bus depot in East Jerusalem, for prices comparable to service taxis, theoretically running on schedules.
For reaching Palestinian cities in the West Bank, Service Taxis (shared taxis, pronounced Servees) are preferable over Egged buses. They are extremely cheap (6.5 NIS from Jerusalem to Ramallah; 4 NIS to Bethlehem; 15 NIS to Hebron), and travel quite fast on the road. The service taxi is a great place to mingle with the locals.
A visibly (by dress/behavior not facial features) Jewish person traveling by Palestinian transportation runs the risk of being kidnapped and killed. A visibly Arab person on Jewish transportation (in the West Bank, not within Israel) may attract suspicion and awkward stares. Behave like a foreign tourist and you should be OK either way.
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