BEIJING, July 28 -- Israeli Jewish settlers and right-wing activists paraded in Jerusalem Monday, protesting against the U.S. government's Middle East policy.

    Some 1,000 protesters rallied outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house and asked Netanyahu to refuse America's request and continue the Jewish settlements construction.

    Since U.S. President Barack Obama took office, his administration has repeatedly demanded Israel to halt all the Jewish settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and stop activities in East Jerusalem.

    Netanyahu has said that he would not build any new settlements in West Bank, but construction must be permitted inside the existing settlements to accommodate what he calls "natural growth" in their population. He has also refused to stop the activity in East Jerusalem, saying the settlement issue should be separated from the East Jerusalem issue.

    However, Israeli newspapers reported recently that Netanyahu would make concessions on the settlement issue, including temporarily stopping the settlement construction and destroying some 20 illegal outposts in West Bank, which displeases many Israelis.

    Monday night, the protesters, carrying torches, marched to the U.S. Consulate in West Jerusalem.

    Some held up signs reading "Yes to Israeli Independence! No to American Demands," and called the U.S. Special Middle-East envoy George Mitchell to "Go home."

    Soundbite: protesters "Mitchell, go home! Obama, no, you can't!"

    A latest survey found that only 38 percent of Israelis think Obama is friendly to Israel, compared with the result of a 2007 poll showing 73 percent of Israelis have favorable views on Obama's predecessor George W. Bush.

    This is the second mass protest of Israeli outside the U.S. Consulate.

    Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)