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There was much controversy surrounding bringing Street View to Israel. The main one was the fear that terrorists could use the feature to plan attacks. Palestinian militants have previously admitted to using Google Maps to help plan attacks. [2] A public poll found that 70% of Israelis support Street View. [2]
Shmuel HaNavi Street (Hebrew: רחוב שמואל הנביא, lit. Samuel the Prophet Street) is a main road in north-central Jerusalem. It starts at the intersection of St. George and Shivtei Israel Streets near Highway 60, and merges into Golda Meir Boulevard just past the intersection of Bar-Ilan and Hativat Harel Streets.
Ben Yehuda Street (Hebrew: רחוב בן יהודה), known as the "Midrachov" (Hebrew: מדרחוב), is arguably the most famous street in Jerusalem, along with Jaffa Road. Ben Yehuda Street joins with Jaffa Road and King George Street in the heart of downtown Jerusalem to form the main Downtown Triangle central business district .
The street was originally called Geula Street and was the commercial center for various pre-World War I communities such as Kerem Avraham, Yagiya Kapayim, Zikhron Moshe, Batei Horenstein, and the Achva neighborhood. The name Malkhei Yisrael (Kings of Israel) refers to the three kings of Israel, Saul, David, and Solomon. [1]
Jaffa Road, also called Jaffa Street (Hebrew: רחוב יפו, romanized: Rehov Yaffo; Arabic: شارع يافا) is one of the longest and oldest major streets in Jerusalem. [1] It crosses the city from east to west, from the Old City walls to downtown Jerusalem, the western portal of Jerusalem and the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv highway .
Highway 16 (Israel) Jerusalem Road 20; Jerusalem Road 21; Highway 50 (Israel–Palestine) Highway 60 (Israel–Palestine) Route 386 (Israel) Route 417 (Israel–Palestine) Route 436 (Israel–Palestine)
The street is named Gaza Street because it was built on a part of the historical road from Jaffa Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem to the south Mediterranean coast, including Gaza City. During the first half of the twentieth century, most of the street's residents were wealthy German Jews [ 2 ] (e.g., minister Yosef Burg ), who kept up their ...
Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, geographically localised communities within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: