What is the recent situation on going from Jerusalem to Bethlehem ...
Any problems?
Will they check your passport at the chekcpoint, will they register your passport number?
Do you get stamepd a "PA only" stamp in your passport?
Appreciate your help!
Cheers
Yogi
Depends on how you get there. I went on bus #21 from the Arab bus station (near Damascus Gate) last week. The big plus of this bus is that it doesn't stop at a checkpoint - rare for this bus to be stopped at all entering the West Bank. Last stop is in the outskirts of Bethlehem (Beit Jala, I think) so then it's a cheap cab fare to the center of Bethlehem.
Of course, it stops at the checkpoint on the way back to Jerusalem. I was the only foreigner on the bus. The border guards looked at the outside of my passport, then didn't even bother opening it to look inside!
Elizabeth
Edited by: ElizabethK