Violence reached the entrance to Jerusalem at nightfall on Monday. Hundreds of Jewish settlers blocked traffic and scuffled with police at the entrance to Jerusalem.
Israeli media said more than 30 protesters were arrested and several police were injured in confrontations in Jerusalem and other key highway intersections.
Settlers and their backers oppose any withdrawal in the West Bank or Gaza, claiming that all the land belongs to the Jews and fearing that it would lead to international demands to dismantle all 150 settlements in the West Bank.
At the entrance to Jerusalem, demonstrators caused a huge traffic jam. Young female demonstrators sat down on the highway, chanting slogans, forcing police to drag them away.
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