Rabbi Dov Lior May Face Criminal Investigation Over Olive Harvest Ruling
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Rabbi Dov Lior, a senior Religious Zionist rabbi, is under consideration for a criminal investigation after issuing a ruling allowing Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian orchards. An organization filed a complaint alleging incitement and theft, though legal sources question the clarity of the incitement charge. The ruling is being examined by law enforcement, with one official calling it a "call for theft."
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Rabbi Dov Lior may face criminal investigation for a ruling on harvesting Palestinian olives.
- A complaint alleges the ruling constitutes incitement to racism, violence, and theft.
- Legal sources question the clarity of the incitement to racism charge.
- The ruling was issued by Rabbi Lior at the start of the olive harvest season.
- A law enforcement official called the ruling a "call for theft."
Rabbi Dov Lior, a prominent figure in Religious Zionism, may be subject to a criminal investigation following a religious ruling he issued permitting Jews to harvest olives from Palestinian-owned orchards. The report by Channel 13 indicates that the organization "Kol Ranani for Human Rights" filed a complaint against the rabbi, signed by 170 rabbis, alleging incitement to racism, incitement to violence, and solicitation to theft.
However, legal system sources note that the suspicion of incitement to racism is not clear-cut, and the ruling does not contain an explicit call for violence. Despite this, the possibility of opening an investigation is still being considered. A senior law enforcement official stated that the ruling constitutes a call for theft and that the rabbi should be investigated.
Anton Goodman, the acting CEO of the organization that filed the complaint, expressed regret but stated that the situation necessitates standing by the Torah. He further clarified that entering another's land and taking their harvest illegally is not what God desires in the land. The possibility of an investigation is currently being examined in light of the ruling published at the start of the olive harvest season.
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