Deir Yassin
Deir Yassin was a Palestinian Arab village of around 600 inhabitants about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Jerusalem.
Deir Yassin was a Palestinian Arab village of around 600 inhabitants about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) west of Jerusalem. During the 1948 Palestine war, the village was largely destroyed and its population expelled in the Deir Yassin massacre which killed around 107 of its residents on April 9, 1948. The attack on Deir Yassin was carried out by the Jewish paramilitary groups Irgun and Lehi, with support from the Haganah. In 1949 the village was resettled by Jewish Israelis, becoming part of Givat Shaul and the State of Israel. Some of Deir Yassin's former buildings are today part of the Kfar Shaul Mental Health Center, an Israeli public psychiatric hospital.
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Getting to Deir Yassin
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 37 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 77 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 80 km
- Eilat → Deir Yassin5 km · quickest by road, 28 min · ₪4.5–6
- Amman → Deir Yassin283 km · quickest by air, 3h 43m · JD40–50
- El Arish → Deir Yassin210 km · quickest by road, 5h 51m · E£430–580
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No local-transport research exists yet for Deir Yassin
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Deir Yassin. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBy shuttle - The 'Nesher' shared taxi service (+972 2 623 1231 - Hebrew and English) is a 10-seat minibus that runs approximately hourly services to/from the airport, 24/7.
- Get inNotes: Some Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem are seen as "no go zones" by Israeli Jews, and some taxi drivers, including shared taxis, may hesitate or even refuse to take you to these destinations.
- Get inTaxi drivers, including shared taxis, have been known to overcharge or shortchange, so check the price before boarding, and check your change when it is handed back to you.
- Get inOn the Sabbath, and very late at night, your only option other than a private taxi is a sherut (shared taxi).
- Get inShared taxis are also the best option if travelling between Jerusalem and Palestinian cities in the West Bank, especially Ramallah and Bethlehem.
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Deir Yassin is 4 km from West Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.