Creation of a crocodile prison in Israel - first steps taken
Israel's Minister of Environmental Protection, Idit Silman, has decided to change the legal status of Nile crocodiles, classifying them as animals kept under human supervision for the purpose of creating a new prison. This is…
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Israel's Environmental Protection Minister has reclassified Nile crocodiles as human-supervised animals, a legal move that could enable National Security Minister Ben-Gvir's proposal for a prison featuring crocodiles, modeled on the U.S. 'Alligator Alcatraz.' The initiative, first raised last December, has progressed to the point of prison officials visiting a crocodile farm. Whether this concept moves forward or remains a provocative policy suggestion depends on how the legal reclassification is implemented and what operational feasibility emerges.