Sharon Admonishes Israeli Settlers
Faced with violent opposition and military disobedience, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Tuesday that Israel’s democracy was being threatened by the “wild behavior” of a small group of settlers opposed to his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip this summer. Sharon has previously criticized radicals within the settler movement, but never in such stark terms or in such an important venue. He spoke before several hundred officials of the Jewish Agency, a quasi-governmental organization that encourages Jewish migration to Israel. Full Story