Arabs in Samaria again have damaged olive trees and grapevines at fields belonging Jews in the community of Dolev, authorities said. The fields cover more than 12 acres, and rabbinic permission recently was given to plant after Arabs previously pulled out saplings. Planting normally is forbidden during the Shemittah (Sabbatical) year, but rabbis made an exception because of the threat to security by allowing the damage to remain unrepaired.
Security officials arrested a dozen Arabs two weeks ago, who admitted to having uprooted the plants. They still are in custody, and the latest destruction was carried out by another Arab gang.