Al-Quds city, June 28, SPA -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Tuesday sent a stern warning to Jewish settlers opposed to his planto withdraw from the Gaza Strip, telling them that the useof violence against security forces threatens the existenceof Israel. Sharon spoke as the Israeli army opened disciplinaryproceedings against a soldier who refused to participate inan operation this week that demolished 11 abandoned homesin a seaside Gaza settlement. During the operation in the Shirat Hayam settlement, youngsettlers pushed soldiers, cursed and blocked bulldozers _giving a taste of what could lie ahead during thewithdrawal set to begin in August, The Associated Press reported. Sharon said settlers who use violence are a minority amongthe 9,000 Israelis slated for evacuation from their homesin the Gaza Strip and four small West Bank settlements. "I especially warn against attempts _ by a small lawless,minority ... using violence against the army and othersecurity forces," Sharon said at an annual conference forthe quasi-governmental Jewish Agency. He also condemned calls for soldiers to disobey orders tocarry out the evacuations. "We all have to remember thatthe calls to refuse and to disrupt life in Israel endangerthe existence of Israel as a Jewish, democratic state," hesaid.--SPA1449 Local Time 1149 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/273161