1.   But military officials privately suggest Hesder Yeshiva units have been kept away from dealing with settler protests or transfer of army bases to PLO troops.

2.   Dagan Hill was the scene of settler protests last summer.

3.   Dagan Hill was also the scene of settler protests last summer, when soldiers and police repeatedly dragged protesters off hills outside settlements around the West Bank.

4.   Israel Radio said he had been involved in illegal settlement activity during Jewish settler protests earlier this year.

5.   Last week, settler protests blocked rush-hour traffic on many highways and intersections inside Israel itself.

6.   Rubinstein instructed Israeli police only to use water cannons and tear gas to break up settler protests.

7.   The army diverted Palestinian traffic to side roads during the hour-long settler protest to avoid any violent confrontations, Israel army radio said.

8.   The barren hilltop was the scene of settler protests over the summer, when soldiers and police repeatedly dragged protesters off hills outside settlements around the West Bank.

9.   The barren hilltop was the scene of settler protests last summer, when soldiers and police repeatedly dragged protesters off hills outside settlements around the West Bank.

10.   The move was met by immediate settler protests.