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Settler leaders weigh next steps By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH JERUSALEM (October 25) - The Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria and Gaza will hold an emergency meeting this morning to discuss its next steps, following the signing of the Wye Memorandum. Meanwhile, settlers will block intersections and highways throughout Judea and Samaria this morning for two hours in protest, warning the demonstrations will be on a larger scale then those last week. Last night, settlers from Hebron, Kiryat Arba and the Hebron Hills area held an emergency meeting and a prayer service outside the Machpela Cave, to protest the agreement, which they said is life-threatening. Settlers expressed their dismay over the agreement, and said they were ashamed of and disappointed in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who they had considered a leader of the nationalist camp. Council director-general Aharon Domb first called the agreement "a betrayal" but quickly changed it to "an agreement of surrender," warning it will have severe ramifications. Council spokeswoman Yehudit Tayar said that while the settlers until now have not forcefully protested as they had against the Labor government, once they see the maps and realize the implications it "will be enough to set people off." Hebron Hills Regional Council chairman Uri Zilberman said: "Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu succeeded in misleading us and putting the wool over our eyes. Where are all the security demands Netanyahu promised he would stand firmly on?" Zilberman warned that the settlers will not sit placidly. Netanyahu would no longer be viewed as a leader of the nationalist camp, he added, saying Netanyahu himself would have demonstrated three years ago against such an agreement. As members of the Right threatened to topple the government, the Jewish Leadership Movement said it was stepping up its efforts to find an alternative candidate to Netanyahu. Headlines Redeployment could alter US role IDF wraps up Wye's first stage today First Wye pullout to end by tomorrow Settlers scurry to limit pullout threat IDF poised to implement first Wye transfer Wye redeployment begins today PM confident he can sell Wye Netanyahu flies to capital to avoid protesters Right outraged at Wye signing, Left skeptical PA officials pleased, extremists reject accord Settler leaders weigh next steps US Jewish leaders hail accord Commentary What's in the accord? The Document Text of The Wye Memorandum Speeches Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's speech Analysis A patchy deal can easily unravel Strained relations Clinton deserves praise for job well done Wye deal to launch final talks Netanyahu turns centrist, but still faces Right Now for the tough part REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Reflections on Wye Opinion EDITORIAL: A tardy first step The next stage The Pollard Issue Sources: There was a tacit deal to release Pollard A Pollard chronology Pollard's father disappointed that Israel 'caved in' over release Supplement Front Page

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