![Allenby Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269637.MWx0Es0g.JerusalemMay102317.jpg) Allenby Bridge |
![Allenby Bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269636.8gOTl9u0.JerusalemMay102316.jpg) Allenby Bridge |
![Jordanian exit stamp from King Hussein Bridge with bus(3 J.D.) and luggage (1.25 J.D.) tickets](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269557.rwxp8K4E.JerusalemMay100039.jpg) Jordanian exit stamp from King Hussein Bridge with bus(3 J.D.) and luggage (1.25 J.D.) tickets |
![West bank road signs for Jerusalem and Jericho](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269633.SRvWxmUn.JerusalemMay102280.jpg) West bank road signs for Jerusalem and Jericho |
![Jordan River Valley near Jericho, West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269558.dBKP3xAh.JerusalemMay100040.jpg) Jordan River Valley near Jericho, West Bank |
![The road through the West Bank from the Allenby Bridge and Dead Sea to Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269559.F1NzJvZK.JerusalemMay100042.jpg) The road through the West Bank from the Allenby Bridge and Dead Sea to Jerusalem |
![Camp along the road from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269560.6aMWTE87.JerusalemMay100044.jpg) Camp along the road from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem |
![Israeli settlement of Mitspe Nevo, a branch off Ma'ale Adumim. on a ridge above Highway 1 from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269561.bNlXo9TF.JerusalemMay100045.jpg) Israeli settlement of Mitspe Nevo, a branch off Ma'ale Adumim. on a ridge above Highway 1 from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem |
![Construction sites at Mitspe Nevo outside Jerusalem visible on a ridge overlooking Highway 1 from the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269562.UmzdzPyN.JerusalemMay100046.jpg) Construction sites at Mitspe Nevo outside Jerusalem visible on a ridge overlooking Highway 1 from the Dead Sea |
![Construction sites at Mitspe Nevo outside Jerusalem visible on a ridge overlooking Highway 1 from the Dead Sea](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269634.nykH9A2D.JerusalemMay102287.jpg) Construction sites at Mitspe Nevo outside Jerusalem visible on a ridge overlooking Highway 1 from the Dead Sea |
![Israeli settlement of Keley Shir, part of Ma'ale Adumim, on a ridge above Highway 1 from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269635.5yrKZgOS.JerusalemMay102289.jpg) Israeli settlement of Keley Shir, part of Ma'ale Adumim, on a ridge above Highway 1 from the Dead Sea to Jerusalem |
![First view of Jerusalem's Old City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269563.YqLc2NnY.JerusalemMay100047.jpg) First view of Jerusalem's Old City |
![West Bank Separation Wall (Israeli side)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307462.jy9N3Fek.JerusalemMay100567.jpg) West Bank Separation Wall (Israeli side) |
![West Bank Separation wall built extra high to protect the Israeli cars driving on Highway 60 from Palestinian stone-throwers](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307464.oMIJKxQe.JerusalemMay100569.jpg) West Bank Separation wall built extra high to protect the Israeli cars driving on Highway 60 from Palestinian stone-throwers |
![Highway 60 (road to Hebron) checkpoint outside Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307468.rUkT9obf.JerusalemMay100573.jpg) Highway 60 (road to Hebron) checkpoint outside Jerusalem |
![Israeli checkpoint on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307470.CmSfjqXo.JerusalemMay100574.jpg) Israeli checkpoint on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem |
![Israeli checkpoint on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307466.afH4mSj0.JerusalemMay100572.jpg) Israeli checkpoint on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem |
![View of road tunnel on Highway 60 from Beit Jala with the Israeli settlement of Gilo (est 1973, pop 40,000) on the hilltop](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307473.4jHFivg8.JerusalemMay100577.jpg) View of road tunnel on Highway 60 from Beit Jala with the Israeli settlement of Gilo (est 1973, pop 40,000) on the hilltop |
![West Bank Separation Wall at Abu Dis seen from the Walls of Jerusalem near Mount Zion](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269564.CA1NZPeC.JerusalemMay101556.jpg) West Bank Separation Wall at Abu Dis seen from the Walls of Jerusalem near Mount Zion |
![West Bank Separation Wall at Abu Dis seen from the Walls of Jerusalem near Mount Zion](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269565.SoW3Eoa1.JerusalemMay101562.jpg) West Bank Separation Wall at Abu Dis seen from the Walls of Jerusalem near Mount Zion |
![Har Homa-Homat Shmu'el, a substantial Jewish settlement inside the West Bank 2 km from Bethlehem, established 1997](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307580.E72WSPZv.JerusalemMay100770.jpg) Har Homa-Homat Shmu'el, a substantial Jewish settlement inside the West Bank 2 km from Bethlehem, established 1997 |
![Har Homa (הר חומה, Wall Mountain) seen from Bethlehem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307581.XGkEwH3F.JerusalemMay100771.jpg) Har Homa (הר חומה, "Wall Mountain") seen from Bethlehem |
![Har Homa was renamed Homat Shmu'el after a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem active in its development](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124307583.Y7FBBCmC.JerusalemMay100772.jpg) Har Homa was renamed Homat Shmu'el after a former deputy mayor of Jerusalem active in its development |
![Driving myself along Highway 60 from Jerusalem to Beersheva via the West Bank (Bethlehem & Hebron)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269566.41iFUDzS.JerusalemMay101721.jpg) Driving myself along Highway 60 from Jerusalem to Beersheva via the West Bank (Bethlehem & Hebron) |
![Highway 60 leaving Jerusalem to the south](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269567.HzgcvSdg.JerusalemMay101722.jpg) Highway 60 leaving Jerusalem to the south |
![One of two large tunnels between Gilo and Bayt Jala on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269568.eUHJYahJ.JerusalemMay101723.jpg) One of two large tunnels between Gilo and Bayt Jala on Highway 60 south of Jerusalem |
![Highway 60 with the West Bank Separation wall on both sides](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269569.tgNZSGbV.JerusalemMay101724.jpg) Highway 60 with the West Bank Separation wall on both sides |
![Approaching the 2nd tunnel at Bayt Jala](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269570.f685QZMG.JerusalemMay101725.jpg) Approaching the 2nd tunnel at Bayt Jala |
![Hwy 60 with a large overhanging section of the West Bank Separation Wall to deter Palestinian stone throwers from Bayt Jala](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269571.GDEMxX8Y.JerusalemMay101726.jpg) Hwy 60 with a large overhanging section of the West Bank Separation Wall to deter Palestinian stone throwers from Bayt Jala |
![Hwy 60 with a large overhanging section of the West Bank Separation Wall to deter Palestinian stone throwers from Bayt Jala](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269572.jms0HZQA.JerusalemMay101727.jpg) Hwy 60 with a large overhanging section of the West Bank Separation Wall to deter Palestinian stone throwers from Bayt Jala |
![Highway 60 passes through the West Bank for a quick link between Jerusalem and the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269573.8rt63KBs.JerusalemMay101728.jpg) Highway 60 passes through the West Bank for a quick link between Jerusalem and the southern Israeli city of Be'er Sheva |
![Highway 60 road sign 73 km north of Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269574.a1QrnJan.JerusalemMay101729.jpg) Highway 60 road sign 73 km north of Be'er Sheva |
![Highway 60 passing through the West Bank at Efrata](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269575.1P5Xl9ZB.JerusalemMay101730.jpg) Highway 60 passing through the West Bank at Efrata |
![Watch tower ahead at the north Efrata junction - Efrata is an Israeli settlement (est 1980, pop 8000) well inside the West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269576.Lx3BZoRd.JerusalemMay101731.jpg) Watch tower ahead at the north Efrata junction - Efrata is an Israeli settlement (est 1980, pop 8000) well inside the West Bank |
![Highway 60 road sign 23 km north of Hebron, West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269577.8i5Hq85k.JerusalemMay101732.jpg) Highway 60 road sign 23 km north of Hebron, West Bank |
![Highway 60 lined with Israeli flags as it passes the Israeli settlement of Efrata (Gefen)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269578.khZmqkZx.JerusalemMay101733.jpg) Highway 60 lined with Israeli flags as it passes the Israeli settlement of Efrata (Gefen) |
![Heading deeper into the West Bank through the green hills between Efrata and Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269579.tOkkdAqZ.JerusalemMay101734.jpg) Heading deeper into the West Bank through the green hills between Efrata and Hebron |
![A minaret rising from the Palestinian town of Mu'askar al'Arub](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269580.1y5mvyll.JerusalemMay101735.jpg) A minaret rising from the Palestinian town of Mu'askar al'Arub |
![Israeli watch tower along Highway 60 between Mu'askar al'Arub and Bayt Umar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269581.ysIszvmy.JerusalemMay101736.jpg) Israeli watch tower along Highway 60 between Mu'askar al'Arub and Bayt Umar |
![Highway 60 Near Bayt Umar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269582.SEB0lTvA.JerusalemMay101737.jpg) Highway 60 Near Bayt Umar |
![Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269583.6rk2fTiy.JerusalemMay101738.jpg) Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron |
![Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269584.zrlStqDx.JerusalemMay101739.jpg) Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron |
![Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269585.hf7uekwp.JerusalemMay101740.jpg) Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron |
![Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269586.qSV1AFqF.JerusalemMay101741.jpg) Fertile area of the West Bank north of Hebron |
![The junction of Highway 35 to Hebron - I continue south on 60 towards Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269587.d3A4Nlo6.JerusalemMay101742.jpg) The junction of Highway 35 to Hebron - I continue south on 60 towards Be'er Sheva |
![Israeli settlement at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina (junction with rte 3507)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269588.BiltWgD2.JerusalemMay101743.jpg) Israeli settlement at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina (junction with rte 3507) |
![Israeli settlement at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina (junction with rte 3507)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269589.IZcD8uWd.JerusalemMay101744.jpg) Israeli settlement at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina (junction with rte 3507) |
![Israeli construction underway April 2010 less than 4 km from the center of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269591.hqpH4Cyy.JerusalemMay101745.jpg) Israeli construction underway April 2010 less than 4 km from the center of Hebron |
![Making way for more Israeli construction at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina, just northeast of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269592.sNqRn55L.JerusalemMay101746.jpg) Making way for more Israeli construction at Ramat Mamra Giv'at Harsina, just northeast of Hebron |
![Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269594.oEySUmDF.JerusalemMay101747.jpg) Hebron |
![Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269596.PFJKvsbw.JerusalemMay101748.jpg) Hebron |
![Armored Israeli army bulldozer parked along the Hwy 60 near Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269598.qDMgQCdT.JerusalemMay101749.jpg) Armored Israeli army bulldozer parked along the Hwy 60 near Hebron |
![They're probably prominently displayed, probably as a warning to the Palestinians...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269600.rKQ6haix.JerusalemMay101750.jpg) They're probably prominently displayed, probably as a warning to the Palestinians... |
![Continuing on Highway 60 south - Israeli settlement of Bet Haggai ahead on the left](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269602.LER24JSI.JerusalemMay101751.jpg) Continuing on Highway 60 south - Israeli settlement of Bet Haggai ahead on the left |
![The Palestinian city of Hebron, the largest in the southern West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269604.Sp22sgHa.JerusalemMay101752.jpg) The Palestinian city of Hebron, the largest in the southern West Bank |
![Another junction for Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269606.9ZmomCVz.JerusalemMay101754.jpg) Another junction for Hebron |
![Hills south of Hebron with an Israeli watchtower overlooking Highway 60](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269607.f5uXyNoS.JerusalemMay101755.jpg) Hills south of Hebron with an Israeli watchtower overlooking Highway 60 |
![Israeli watchtower overlooking Highway 60 south of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269609.arxDf2WS.JerusalemMay101756.jpg) Israeli watchtower overlooking Highway 60 south of Hebron |
![South Hebron Hills, West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269611.vxNle0xx.JerusalemMay101757.jpg) South Hebron Hills, West Bank |
![South Hebron Hills, West Bank](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269613.mLwMWtJt.JerusalemMay101758.jpg) South Hebron Hills, West Bank |
![Israeli flags along Highway 60 between Hebron and the Israeli border at Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269616.GP6qV5mW.JerusalemMay101759.jpg) Israeli flags along Highway 60 between Hebron and the Israeli border at Be'er Sheva |
![South of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269617.0lwGDkKT.JerusalemMay101760.jpg) South of Hebron |
![The Israeli West Bank settlement of Shim'a, around 18km south of Hebron](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269619.xdKCicCS.JerusalemMay101761.jpg) The Israeli West Bank settlement of Shim'a, around 18km south of Hebron |
![The Israeli West Bank settlement of Shim'a ( שִׁמְעָה ) established 1982](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269621.kQpW6KUe.JerusalemMay101762.jpg) The Israeli West Bank settlement of Shim'a ( שִׁמְעָה ) established 1982 |
![Tiny Israeli settlement just outside Shim'a](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269625.xhqQF8rA.JerusalemMay101764.jpg) Tiny Israeli settlement just outside Shim'a |
![The Israeli West Bank settlement of Tene, a short distance from the Israeli border, 20 km NE of Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269629.oTEcSdgs.JerusalemMay101767.jpg) The Israeli West Bank settlement of Tene, a short distance from the Israeli border, 20 km NE of Be'er Sheva |
![The Israeli West Bank settlement of Tene, a short distance from the Israeli border, 20 km NE of Be'er Sheva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269631.3ckgwmPU.JerusalemMay101768.jpg) The Israeli West Bank settlement of Tene, a short distance from the Israeli border, 20 km NE of Be'er Sheva |
![It's an interesting drive along Highway 60 from Jerusalem to Be'er Sheva, but be prepared for a long wait at the checkpoint](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269627.5KIh9JdM.JerusalemMay101765.jpg) It's an interesting drive along Highway 60 from Jerusalem to Be'er Sheva, but be prepared for a long wait at the checkpoint |
![The Israelis took over an hour to search and disassemble my car before letting me back into Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/124269623.hO28PgTU.JerusalemMay101763.jpg) The Israelis took over an hour to search and disassemble my car before letting me back into Israel |