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Israeli Rabbi Dov Lior issued a fatwa permitting settlers to pick olives from Palestinian orchards in the West Bank and to steal them, considering that Arab farmers have abandoned the harvest for security reasons and that Palestinian land remains the property of the people of Israel. The fatwa sparked widespread controversy, amid increasing attacks on Palestinians and farmers during the harvest season. Video footage showed settlers assaulting Palestinians and harvesting olives, as well as an attack on an American journalist. It is worth noting that Lior's fatwa comes amid escalating political and religious tensions ahead of the Israeli elections, and it is viewed as an attempt to distort religious rulings to justify the theft of Palestinian agricultural lands. The Tsaheir Rabbinical Organization responded to the fatwa, reaffirming that land ownership belongs to Palestinians, while Israeli politicians criticized it, describing it as incitement and racist, which could lead Israel into an ethical crisis.
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