Highway 65 (Israel)

Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects the coastal plain with the Galilee.

This road is the shortest and simplest way to connect these two major regions. Historically, people traveled on or near this route for thousands of years from the coastal plain to reach the Galilee, and beyond it the Golan, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. In the cease-fire (in 1948?) Israel received the portion of this road in Wadi Ara for this reason.

The road passes by many Arab villages and cities but few Jewish habitations in Nahal Iron. In October 2000, at the beginning of the second intifada, the road was blocked by an Arab mob. For security reasons Highway 70, which runs parallel to the north of Highway 65, has been improved.Fact|date=January 2008

Path of Highway 65 from southwest to northeast

The road begins in the coastal plain near Hadera and Caesarea. Its western terminus is Highway 2. After Pardes Hana-Karkur, the road becomes "Wadi Ara road", passing through Iron Valley and Umm el-Fahm. Afterward the road crosses Highway 66 at Megiddo junction, and becomes "HaSargel" Road until the city of Afula. It then passes by Afula Illit, and turns directly north until crossing Highway 77 at Golani junction. It continues to its northeast terminus at Nahal Amud junction, where it meets Highway 85.

See also

*List of highways in Israel