5 , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁forced ▁mass ▁ev iction ▁of ▁Jews ▁from ▁G ush ▁Kat if ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Israel ▁un il ater al ▁dis eng agement ▁plan , ▁A vin er ▁took ▁a ▁rabb in ical ▁st ance ▁that ▁soldiers ▁should ▁not ▁refuse ▁orders ▁to ▁particip ate ▁with ▁the ▁plan , ▁explaining ▁that ▁the ▁religious ▁issue ▁was ▁the ▁state ' s ▁responsibility , ▁not ▁the ▁individual ' s . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁public ly ▁opp ose ▁the ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁ev iction ▁plans , ▁and ▁in ▁one ▁case , ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁taking ▁physical ▁action , ▁including ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁protest ors . ▁ ▁A vin er ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁sexual ▁ab use . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁accus ations ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Ma ar iv . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁up ro ar ▁following ▁the ▁publication , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁appointed ▁an ▁independent ▁investig ator , ▁the ▁psych iat rist ▁Net anel ▁La or , ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁conclusion ▁that ▁A vin er ▁was ▁innoc ent , ▁though ▁maybe ▁guilty ▁of ▁pract icing ▁ther apy ▁without ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁a ▁professional . ▁The ▁expert ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁ra bbi ' s ▁intent ions ▁were ▁honor able . ▁After ▁that ▁( and ▁after ▁the ▁public ▁pro sec utor ▁closed ▁the ▁investigation ▁due ▁to ▁" lack ▁of ▁gu ilt "/ ▁rather ▁than ▁" lack ▁of ▁evidence " /), ▁Ma ar iv ▁published ▁a ▁retra ction . ▁ ▁A vin er ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁conversion