Taking it in stride
Taking it in strideצילום: Nati Shohat/Flash 90

Police today (Thursday) published a list of routes to be blocked next week in Jerusalem on the occasion of US President Donald Trump's visit to Israel.

On Monday:

At 12:00 the following streets will be blocked:

  • Derech Hevron;
  • David Remez;
  • King David;
  • Jabotinsky;
  • HaNasi;
  • HaAri;
  • Gaza;
  • Herzog;
  • Nayot;
  • Bezeq;
  • Baitch;
  • Herzl;
  • Yad Vashem.

Police recommend the following alternative routes:

  • Begin;
  • Herzl Blvd. to Begin south;
  • Haim Barlev to Agron;
  • Ben Zvi to Rabin.

Between 13:00-15:30 the following streets will be blocked:

  • Herzl;
  • Bate;
  • Bezeq;
  • Nayot;
  • Herzog;
  • Gaza;
  • HaAri;
  • HaNasi;
  • Palomar;
  • King David;
  • David Remez;
  • Derech Hevron;
  • Hativat Jerushalayim;
  • Jaffa Gate;
  • Batei Michseh;
  • Ma'aleh HaShalom.

Police recommend the following alternative routes:

  • Begin;
  • Haim Barlev until Yitzhak Kariv;
  • Derech Hevron until Miriam HaHashmonait;
  • Emek Refaim until David HaMelech;
  • To Begin from Ben Zvi and from Herzl Boulevard
  • HaNevi'im.

At 18:30 the following streets will be blocked:

  • Agron;
  • Keren HaYesod;
  • Jabotinsky;
  • Balfour;
  • Smolenskin;
  • Keren Hayesod;
  • Palomar;
  • King David.

Police recommend the following alternative routes:

  • Ramban;
  • King George until Paris;
  • Haim Barlev;
  • Ben Zvi;
  • Nevi'im.

On Tuesday

At 08:30 the following streets will be blocked:

  • King David;
  • David Remez;
  • Derech Hebron;
  • Manachat.

Police recommend the following alternative routes:

  • Agron;
  • Haim Barlev;
  • Jaffa Gate;
  • Derech Hevron until Miriam HaHashmonait;
  • Keren Hayesod;
  • Emek Refaim.

At 11:15 the following streets will be blocked:

  • Derech Hevron;
  • Ma'avar Rachel until Hebron Road.

The police recommend the following alternative routes:

  • Haim Barlev;
  • Begin;
  • Harel route;
  • Derech Betlehem;
  • Emek Refaim;
  • Keren Hayesod;
  • Ramban.

On Monday and Tuesday

Between 8:30-12:00 the following streets will be blocked:

  • Gihon;
  • Tzruya;
  • Ein Rogel towards Derech Hevron;
  • Derech Betlehem from the Paz station northward;
  • Train station towards the north.

As a result, from Derech Betlehem, traffic will be diverted via Carmia and Lloyd George to Emek Refaim. Residents of Abu Tur will be directed to Naomi Street and from there they will head south to Derech Hevron, northward through Givat Hanania to Malach b'Lavan and from there to Cabiya northward.

Smaller local streets in these areas themselves may be open, but access may be impossible. People are advised to keep away from streets leading into the announced closed roads.