# Route 4370 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Route_4370 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Route_4370.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_4370 > Source revision: 1357155111 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Highway in the West Bank}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{expand Hebrew|topic=transp|date=July 2025}} {{infobox road | country = ISR | type = Local | route = 4370 | image = RoadA1Road4370JunctionAl-IssawiyaJunctionDec032022.jpg | image_notes = [Highway 1](/source/Highway_1_(Israel%E2%80%93Palestine)) - Route 4370 Junction ([Al-Issawiya](/source/Al-Issawiya) Junction) - one can see the [barrier](/source/Israeli_West_Bank_barrier) between the Israeli and the Palestinian lanes | alternate_name = Eastern Ring Road
{{lang|he|כביש הטבעת המזרחי}} | length_km = 3.7 | cities = [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem) | established = 9 January 2019 }} '''Route 4370''' or '''Eastern Ring Road,''' is a highway that connects the [Geva Binyamin](/source/Geva_Binyamin) settlement in the Israeli-occupied [West Bank](/source/West_Bank) and [Jerusalem](/source/Jerusalem). It has been referred to by its critics as an "apartheid road" due to the fact that parts of it have separate traffic for [Israeli plates](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Israel) and [Palestinian plates](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_State_of_Palestine).{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20190204-focus-israel-palestinian-territories-apartheid-road-highway-4370-jerusalem-segregation|title=Focus - The 'apartheid road': West Bank highway sparks controversy|date=February 4, 2019|website=France 24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2019-01-10/ty-article-magazine/.premium/new-apartheid-road-opens-separating-palestinians-and-west-bank-settlers/0000017f-e8cc-df2c-a1ff-fedda5460000|title=New Jerusalem 'Apartheid Road' Opens, Separating Palestinians and Jewish Settlers|access-date=2026-05-08|website=[Haaretz](/source/Haaretz)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121094849/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-new-apartheid-road-opens-separating-palestinians-and-west-bank-settlers-1.6827201|archive-date=2019-11-21|url-access=registration|url-status=live|date=2019-01-09}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/23/israel-west-bank-route-4370-apartheid-road-protest|title=Protest closes Israel's 'apartheid road' through West Bank|date=January 23, 2019|website=the Guardian}}{{Cite web|last=Giovannetti|first=Megan|title=Israel opens 'apartheid road' in occupied West Bank|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/2/2/israel-opens-apartheid-road-in-occupied-west-bank|access-date=2021-12-17|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-11 |title=Road opens with segregated lanes for Israelis, Palestinians - UPI.com |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/01/11/Road-opens-with-segregated-lanes-for-Israelis-Palestinians/9601547182390/ |access-date=2026-05-08 |website=[UPI](/source/United_Press_International) |language=en}} == 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 checkpoint. 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 {{convert|8|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} concrete wall, topped with metal fencing. The road allows the residents of the [Binyamins Region](/source/Mateh_Binyamin_Regional_Council) to enter Jerusalem with easier access to [French Hill](/source/French_Hill_(neighborhood)) and [Mount Scopus](/source/Mount_Scopus). == 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 Security [Gilad Erdan](/source/Gilad_Erdan); head of the Binyamin Regional Council Yisrael Gantz; and Jerusalem Mayor [Moshe Lion](/source/Moshe_Lion). While the West Bank hosts several highways with different lanes for Israelis and Palestinians, only Route 4370 has a concrete wall spanning its length. Erdan said the highway was "an example of the ability to create coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians while guarding (against) the existing security challenges," while the [Palestinian Authority](/source/Palestinian_National_Authority) called Route 4370 an [apartheid](/source/apartheid) 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}} == References == *{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/middleeast/israel-apartheid-road-west-bank-intl/index.html|title=A wall runs through it: New road divides Israelis and Palestinians|author=Ian Lee|website=CNN|access-date=2019-01-23}} *{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2019/01/10/israel-palestinians-highway-segregated/38878833/|title=New highway separates Israelis, Palestinians|website=Detroit News|language=en|access-date=2019-01-24}} *{{Cite journal|last=Gantz|first=David A.|date=2009-01-08|title=Regional Trade Agreements|journal=Oxford Handbooks Online|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199231928.013.0010}} {{Transportation in Israel}} Category:Limited-access roads in Israel 4370 Category:Roads in Israeli-occupied territories Category:Roads in Palestine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Route 4370](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_4370) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_4370?action=history)). 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