(CBS 5) Watching Jewish settlers leave their homes is heartbreaking for Rabbi Gedalia Potash of San Francisco. Several of his friends are among the settlers who refuse to go.

"They'll go with a fight," Potash says. "I believe they should, because every human being deserves to stand up for themselves."

He still hopes that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will change his mind about the withdrawal.

"This does not help the peace process," Potash says.

But protestors from Jewish Voice for Peace disagree. Some from the group say the pullout may just be a ploy by Sharon to get out of lesser sites, while strengthening control in other parts of the West Bank, where most of the 240,000 Jewish settlers live.

"This is a good first step, and the momentum has to keep building," Liat Weingart says. "The settlements need to end everywhere. So we need to remove ALL the settlements."

Rabbi Potash says a total pullout could be disastrous.

"Where do you draw the line? Where do you stop? Where does it become acceptable to say we've given you this amount, we're not giving you anymore," asks Potash.

Nearly two thirds of Jewish Americans support the withdrawal plan. Yitzak Santis is with the Jewish Community Relations Council. His opinion lies somewhere in between. He thinks the pullout is a major jump toward peace. But says the Palestinians must reciprocate.

"This could be the beginning of a Palestinian state," Santis says. "This could be the beginning of a two-state solution. It's up to the Palestinians to grasp this opportunity to make peace with Israel."