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Gush Etzion Rabbis Rule: Picking Arab-Owned Olives is Theft

Rabbis in Gush Etzion have ruled that it is forbidden for Jews to pick olives from Arab-owned groves, especially when security measures prevent Arab owners from accessing them. The ruling, signed by several local rabbis, states that such harvesting constitutes theft and a desecration of God's name.

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What happened

  1. 01Gush Etzion rabbis declared it forbidden for Jews to pick olives from Arab-owned groves.
  2. 02The ruling states that harvesting these olives constitutes theft and desecrates God's name.
  3. 03Security restrictions prevent Arab owners from accessing their olive groves.
  4. 04The rabbis rejected claims that owners abandoned their crops due to inaccessibility.
  5. 05The ruling references a similar opinion from Rabbi Yaakov Ariel during the First Intifada.

It references a previous opinion by Rabbi Yaakov Ariel regarding similar situations during the First Intifada.

Translated and summarized by baba from Kipa, the latest report. Read Kipa’s original

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