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Another urged the government to "end the freeze" in settlement construction.
Late last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month moratorium on new permits for house construction in West Bank settlements.
Western governments generally welcomed the move as a step in the right direction but, for opposite reasons, Palestinians and settlers both rejected it.
The Palestinians say the decision fell far short of the total freeze they are seeking as it allows for construction of public buildings or house construction where permits have already been issued, and excludes annexed Arab east Jerusalem.
Settlers and right-wing politicians expressed outrage that the government should limit Jewish construction on what they consider the biblical Land of Israel.
"Reverse your decision," settler leader Girshon Mesika said pointing to the premier's residence and drawing thunderous applause from the crowd.
Several of the more right-wing MPs from Netanyahu's Likud party were among the speakers slated to address the crowd.
Netanyahu had earlier sought to convince settlers that building would resume its normal pace following the 10-month moratorium, which was announced after Washington stepped up pressure for a construction freeze.
But this did little to reassure settlers.
"I very much doubt that construction will start again," said Pinhas Wallerstein, another settler leader, adding that "the simple fact of deciding on a freeze will have negative consequences for the future."
The settlement issue has been one of the thorniest in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
Negotiations which resumed in 2007 after a seven year hiatus came to a standstill again when Israel launched a military offensive against Gaza late last year.
The Palestinians insist they will not return to the negotiating table unless there is a complete freeze on Jewish construction in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem.
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Late last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month moratorium on new permits for house construction in West Bank settlements.
Western governments generally welcomed the move as a step in the right direction but, for opposite reasons, Palestinians and settlers both rejected it.
The Palestinians say the decision fell far short of the total freeze they are seeking as it allows for construction of public buildings or house construction where permits have already been issued, and excludes annexed Arab east Jerusalem.
Settlers and right-wing politicians expressed outrage that the government should limit Jewish construction on what they consider the biblical Land of Israel.
"Reverse your decision," settler leader Girshon Mesika said pointing to the premier's residence and drawing thunderous applause from the crowd.
Several of the more right-wing MPs from Netanyahu's Likud party were among the speakers slated to address the crowd.
Netanyahu had earlier sought to convince settlers that building would resume its normal pace following the 10-month moratorium, which was announced after Washington stepped up pressure for a construction freeze.
But this did little to reassure settlers.
"I very much doubt that construction will start again," said Pinhas Wallerstein, another settler leader, adding that "the simple fact of deciding on a freeze will have negative consequences for the future."
The settlement issue has been one of the thorniest in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
Negotiations which resumed in 2007 after a seven year hiatus came to a standstill again when Israel launched a military offensive against Gaza late last year.
The Palestinians insist they will not return to the negotiating table unless there is a complete freeze on Jewish construction in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem.
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