The same trip follows two completely different paths in the West Bank, dictated solely by the identity card in your pocket. An animated map based on UN OCHA closing data reveals that the trip from Ramallah to Bethlehem takes an Israeli citizen about 28 minutes, compared to 74 minutes for an ID card holder in the West Bank who is forced to go through detours and checkpoints. From Nablus to Ramallah the journey extends from 43 minutes to 97.

The same trip follows two completely different paths in the West Bank, dictated solely by the identity card in your pocket. An animated map based on UN OCHA closing data reveals that the trip from Ramallah to Bethlehem takes an Israeli citizen about 28 minutes, compared to 74 minutes for an ID card holder in the West Bank who is forced to go through detours and checkpoints. From Nablus to Ramallah the journey extends from 43 minutes to 97.