Settler leader calls for action

In a sign of the fierce opposition that could accompany Israel’s planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a Jewish settler leader has made a public call for his followers to break the law when fighting against the evacuation.

Pinchas Wallerstein, a prominent settler leader and a member of the Settlers’ Council that represents all West Bank and Gaza Strip Jews, said the council would meet to make an official decision on whether they support breaking the law as part of their opposition.