Rabbi Dov Lior Faces Police Complaint Over Olive Harvest Ruling
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
An Israeli organization has filed a police complaint against Rabbi Dov Lior for a halachic ruling permitting Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian-owned trees in Judea and Samaria. The organization accuses him of inciting violence and theft, while the rabbi claims it asserts Jewish rights to the land. The Israeli military also expressed concern that the ruling could lead to escalation, prompting a police investigation into potential criminal offenses.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Rabbi Dov Lior faces a police complaint over a halachic ruling on harvesting Palestinian olives.
- The Kol Rabanim le-Zchuyot Adam organization filed the complaint, citing incitement and theft.
- Lior's ruling permits harvesting olives from Palestinian trees in Judea and Samaria.
- He claims Palestinians forfeit harvest rights if denied access for security reasons.
- The Israeli military warned the ruling could encourage violence and escalation.
- Police are investigating Lior's statements for potential criminal offenses.
An Israeli organization, Kol Rabanim le-Zchuyot Adam (Rabbis for Human Rights), has filed a police complaint against prominent religious Zionist Rabbi Dov Lior. The complaint stems from a halachic ruling he issued concerning the harvesting of olives from trees belonging to Palestinian Arabs. The organization accuses Lior of inciting violence and encouraging the theft of property.
Anton Goodman, the acting CEO of the organization, stated that entering someone else's land and unlawfully taking their harvest is not what God desires. The complaint was prompted by Lior's ruling, which permits Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian-owned trees in Judea and Samaria, even those far from Israeli settlements.
Rabbi Lior contends that Palestinians have not acquired rights to the land. He also suggested that if Palestinians are denied access to groves for security reasons, they can be considered to have forfeited their harvest. He further asserted that such harvesting promotes Jewish claims to the land.
The Israeli military (IDF) reacted strongly to the ruling, warning that it could encourage violence, theft, and further escalation of tensions. The IDF recommended that the police investigate whether Lior's statements constitute a criminal offense. Initial police checks by the investigative department reportedly found no grounds for incitement charges, but they are now examining whether his statements could fall under a different charge, such as soliciting a crime.
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