# Israel’s chief rabbi says Palestinians are not a people and have no rights

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 17:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/22/08-22-26-israel-rabbi-palestinians-clip?traffic_source=rss

> At the Gush Katif Museum in West Jerusalem, Israel’s Chief Rabbi David Yosef denied that Palestinians exist as a people and said they “have no rights”. He also claimed Gaza and occupied West Bank cities for Jews, and called for Gaza’s destruction and Jewish settlement there.