Motza, also Mozah or Motsa, is a neighbourhood on the western edge of West Jerusalem. It is located in the Judean Hills, 600 metres above sea level, connected to Jerusalem by the Jerusalem–Tel Aviv highway and the winding mountain road to Har Nof. Established in 1854, Motza was the first Jewish farm founded outside the walls of the Old City in the modern era. It is believed to be located on the site of a Biblical village of the same name mentioned in Joshua 18:26.
View of Motza
Residents of Motza before 1899
Motza farmstead, 1912
Azra sanatorium. Zoltan Kluger, 1937
Highway 1 (Israel–Palestine)
Highway 1 is the main highway in Israel, connecting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and continuing eastwards to the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
Highway 1 near Jerusalem
Wildlife crossing, Highway 1
Highway 1 - Route 4370 Junction (Al-Issawiya Junction)
the village az-Za'ayyem and the az-Za'ayyem Checkpoint on Highway 1, near the Israeli West Bank barrier