The Likud bloc initiated a joint Knesset statement this week urging Jewish settlers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to exercise restraint and allow the security forces to deal with the Palestinian uprising.
The communique was issued amid growing alarm over vigilante tactics by some settlers and their abusive treatment of the Israel Defense Force for allegedly lax security measures.
Likud is generally supportive of the settlers. Sara Doron, chairwoman of its Knesset faction, denounced what she called the “slanderous drive” against all of the settlers in the territories when only “a marginal minority” has violated the law.
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir reiterated Monday that he has confidence in the IDF’s ability to handle the unrest in the territories.
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