Jewish settlers are conducting armed patrols along a bypass road linking the Etzion settlement bloc to Jerusalem. Israel Radio quoted settlers as saying that patrols on what is known as the tunnel road, where Palestinians have frequently shot at and stoned Israeli cars and buses, are abiding by the law.
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