https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hardline-israeli-rabbi-ruling-on-stolen-palestinian-olives-prompts-uproarContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hardline-israeli-rabbi-ruling-on-stolen-palestinian-olives-prompts-uproarhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hardline-israeli-rabbi-ruling-on-stolen-palestinian-olives-prompts-uproar#u143704Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:10:56 +0000A religious decree by prominent Israeli Rabbi Dov Lior permitting settlers to harvest olives from Palestinian orchards in the occupied West Bank has ignited widespread condemnation and political uproar. The ruling argues that Palestinian landowners barred from their fields by Israeli restrictions have received sufficient past compensation and states that Jews may pick the fruit to claim ownership of the land. This controversy coincides with escalating violence during the olive harvest, marked by settler attacks on Palestinian villagers, European diplomats, and journalists including a Washingto