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IDF Demands Probe Into Rabbi Lior's Call to Harm Palestinian Olive Groves

By i24NEWS, לי עייש

Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba

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The IDF has requested an investigation into Rabbi Dov Lior for suspected incitement after he called for damaging Palestinian olive groves. Rabbi Lior argued in a letter that Palestinians do not legitimately own the land and that harvesting olives is permissible for Jews. He suggested this action could assert Israeli ownership and fulfill a religious commandment.

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The IDF has requested an investigation into Rabbi Dov Lior for suspected incitement.
Rabbi Lior called for damaging Palestinian olive groves.
He argued Palestinians do not legitimately own the land.
He stated that harvesting olives in the Land of Israel is permissible for Jews.
Rabbi Lior suggested this action asserts Israeli ownership of the land.

IDF Demands Probe Into Rabbi Lior's Call to Harm Palestinian Olive Groves — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has requested an investigation into Rabbi Dov Lior on suspicion of incitement, following his recent call to damage Palestinian olive groves. The demand was reported by Li Ayash, head of the legal desk for i24NEWS's "Shabbat Magazine." In a letter concerning the olive harvest in Judea and Samaria, Rabbi Lior asserted that Palestinians "never bought the land from the people of Israel or from a private Jew, and therefore it is stolen in their hands." He further cited Jewish law, stating that land cannot be stolen, implying Palestinian ownership is invalid. Rabbi Lior also wrote that if Palestinians have planted trees and harvested fruit, such as olives, despair is applicable, suggesting they have given up ownership. He concluded that harvesting olives in the Land of Israel is permissible and even meritorious, especially given security risks near Jewish settlements. He added that Jews are permitted to harvest olives even in areas far from settlements to publicly assert Israeli ownership of the land and fulfill the commandment of conquering the land.