This article was originally published by the Ma'an News Agency and is republished with permission.

Israeli settler bypass roads and checkpoint areas were plastered with large posters denouncing US President Barak Obama as a "Jew-hater" and anti-Semite.

Palestinian drivers were surprised to see Obama sporting a black-and-white kuffeieh in the style of former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, with messages denouncing the American leader written in English and Hebrew.

Clearly intended for the West Bank settler drivers, the posters appear to be a response to Obama's recent promise to Palestinians to have Israel halt settlement construction in the West Bank including East Jerusalem.

Locals reported seeing settlers post the signs early Friday morning when there was little traffic on the roads.