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The '''Palestinian territories''' are composed of two discontiguous regions, the [[West Bank]] and the [[Gaza|Gaza Strip]]. The political and military situation in these regions is miles apart.
Palestine is a hitchhiking paradise. It's extremely safe and easy. In general you'll be able to get a ride from the first five cars that pass by.
People are really helpful and hospitable, sometimes too much. You'll end up with loads of dinner-invites, telephone numbers, cd's of your favourite arabic music etc.
Safe for [[women hitchhiking|women]] as well. A woman hitchhiking by herself is seen as weird, but therefore people feel it's their obligation to make sure a woman is safe. They might insist paying for public transport for you to make sure that you arrive to your destination without any problems.
Hitchhiking in the West Bank can be done along side any road, you don't really have to find a strategic location. However, hitch-hiking around checkpoints might create a little confusion for Israeli soldiers. They might think you're Israeli and they will try to prevent you from entering Palestinian cars. When they realize you're not Israeli it's fine. They could try to warn you for "the dangers" of hitch-hiking with Palestinians. But they honestly don't have a clue what they're talking about.