MEMO | October 16, 2026 A prominent Israeli rabbi on Friday issued a religious ruling permitting Israeli occupiers to take olives from Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank, claiming that harvesting the crop “demonstrates Jewish ownership of the land,” Anadolu reports. The ruling was issued by Rabbi Dov Lior, one of the most prominent […]
Israeli rabbi Dov Lior issued a fatwa permitting the theft of olives from Palestinian-owned land, claiming the territory as Israeli property. The fatwa comes amid increased attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank during the harvest season, which lasts throughout October.