Highway 65 (Israel)

Highway 65
Highway 65
כביש 65
Major junctions
South end	Highway 2
North end	Nahal Amud junction
Location
Country	Israel
Highway system
	Roads in Israel; Highways;

Highway 65 is a major highway in northern Israel. It connects Hadera 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 (see Via Maris). In the 1949 Armistice Agreements 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 local Palestinian protesters. For security reasons Highway 70, which runs parallel to the north of Highway 65, has been improved.

The northern section of the highway, between Golani and Nahal Amud (nearby Kadarim) is a freeway.

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