Stormig Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 ______________________________________ Israelis hire swine to protect their settlements______________________________________ "Jewish settlers in the West Bank are being asked to trade in their guarddogs for pigs," reports The Independent. "The animals, considered unclean in Judaism for thousands of years, wouldhelp protect the settlements from attacks by Palestinians." The company says they are better than dogs because they have a strongersense of smell. Because they are considered unclean by Islam as well, theirpresence could discourage Muslim attackers. "Pigs' sense of smell is far more developed than that of dogs," saidYekutiel Ben-Yakov of Gdud Haivri, the company that supplies guard dogs tosettlements. "The pigs will also be able to identify weapons from hugedistances, and walk in the direction of the terrorist, so pointing him out. "The Israeli army is thought to have rejected suggestions that pigs couldbe used to detect explosives. It seems that," concludes Justiin Huggler,"would have been a step too far." independent.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THOTH Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 LOL - but what are they going to do - go "Oink Oink"? And don't the always do that anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormig Posted October 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Thing is, dogs are already considered unclean in Islam - not for eating, of course, but just in general. And just how has that helped against attacks by Palestinians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.