23 November 2009 / AP, JERUSALEM
Around 3,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated Saturday outside an Intel plant in Jerusalem to protest its operating on the Jewish Sabbath, which they view as a desecration of the sanctity of the holy city.
Police, who had been expecting the demonstrations, hid inside the chip-making plant earlier and rushed out at the surprised protesters when they arrived, said Jerusalem police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby. There were isolated instances of violence and officers arrested several protesters before dispersing the crowds, he said. Most work places in Jerusalem close for the Sabbath, from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday.