Ariel Ariel is a city in the Samaria Area of Israel. The city was founded in 1978. Read more about the city Municipality: ha-Melaha 6 Tel. 03-9365661 Yehuda 5 Tel. 03-9061601 The National Insurance Institute of Israel ("Bituah Leumi"): Uri Bar On 2 Tel. *6050, 12226050 Israeli Employment Service ("Lishkat Taasuka"): Efron 8 (Ashkubit 42) Tel. 03-9065900 The Ministry of Interior ("Misrad ha-Pnim"): Tel. 03-9365549, Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing: Tel. 02-6291100 Ariel The distance (in straight line): to Jerusalem -  36 km to Tel Aviv -  37 km to Haifa -  81 km to Beer Sheva -  101 km