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Route 4370 or Eastern Ring Road, also known critically as the Apartheid road, is a highway that connects the Geva Binyamin Israeli-occupied settlement of the
Route 4370 or Eastern Ring Road, also known critically as the Apartheid road, is a highway that connects the Geva Binyamin Israeli-occupied settlement of the West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
, and Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
.
Access control lanes
Separate lanes carry those who have a permit to enter Jerusalem and those who do not. The western lane is designed for people without a Jerusalem permit and does not pass through the Hizme check-point. The eastern lane is designed for those with a permit. Citizens of Israel can pass freely, while West Bank Palestinians require a permit from Israeli authorities. The two lanes are separated by an concrete wall, topped with metal fencing. The road allows the residents of the Binyamins Region to enter Jerusalem with easier access toFrench Hill
French Hill ( he, הגבעה הצרפתית, ''HaGiv'a HaTzarfatit'', ar, التلة الفرنسية, ''at-tel al-faransiya''), also Giv'at Shapira ( he, גִּבְעַת שַׁפִּירָא) is an Israeli settlement in northern East Jerusa ...
and Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus ( he, הַר הַצּוֹפִים ', "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; ar, جبل المشارف ', lit. "Mount Lookout", or ' "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or ) is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Je ...
.
History
Construction of the road began in 2005 and ended in 2017. Before its 9 January 2019 opening it was renovated by Moriah, the infrastructure company of the municipality of Jerusalem. The road was opened by Minister of Public SecurityGilad Erdan
Gilad Menashe Erdan ( he, גִּלְעָד מְנַשֶּׁה אֶרְדָן, ; born 30 September 1970) is an Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations since 2020.
Erdan previously serv ...
; the head of the Binyamin Regional Council, Yisrael Gantz; and the Mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion
Moshe Lion, or Moshe Leon ( he, משה ליאון, born 6 October 1961), is an Israeli politician who is currently the Mayor of Jerusalem. He previously served as a member of the Jerusalem City Council, director-general of the Prime Minister's ...
. While the West Bank hosts several highways with different lanes for Israelis and Palestinians, Route 4370 is the only one with a concrete wall spanning its length.
Erdan said the highway was "an example of the ability to create coexistence between Israelis and Palestinian while guarding (against) the existing security challenges," while the Palestinian Authority called Route 4370 an Apartheid
Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...
Road and condemned the silence of the international community over its construction.{{Cite web, url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5444712,00.html, title=Israel opens segregated West Bank highway near Jerusalem, date=2019-10-01, website=Ynetnews, language=en, access-date=2019-01-24
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