About 200 Israeli teenagers soon to be drafted have sent a letter to Israel's defense minister saying they won't enforce any government orders to dismantle settlements in the West Bank, AP reported.
The teenagers say their paramount loyalty is to Jewish law. They say Jewish law forbids the destruction of Jewish construction, even if it's unauthorized by the government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to slow construction in the West Bank has provoked a great furor in the largely religious settler community.
Several influential rabbis have urged religious soldiers to violate orders to knock down unauthorized building.
Netanyahu enacted the limitations under U.S. pressure to try to entice Palestinians to resume peacemaking.
Israeli teens: We won't dismantle settlements
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