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Palestinians: Hands off Our Snake

The palestinians have found something new to hiss about.

Israeli authorities have chosen a deadly Palestinian serpent as Israel’s national snake.

Palestine Viper (stock photo)

The serpent, known as the Palestine Viper, was selected as Israel’s national snake in an online vote held by the country’s nature and parks authority this week.

The Palestine Viper got 39% of 9,419 votes, while 12% went to the nonvenomous runner-up, the black whipsnake.

One of the most dangerous snakes, the Palestinian serpent lives in all of historical Palestine as well as Jordan and parts of Lebanon and Syria.

The selection immediately drew fire from the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a “theft of the Palestinian heritage”.

“The Palestinian snake and its name emphasize the identity of this land and its biological diversity even before the establishment of the state of Israel,” Imad al-Atrash, the executive director of the Palestine Wildlife Society, said in a statement.

“The struggle over the snake’s national identity was part of the larger battle by the PA to preserve Palestinian identity,” he added.

You can’t make this stuff up. They are actually claiming a snake as theirs.

Meanwhile, I don’t seem to recall Mr Mad Trash of the Palestine Wildlife Society saying anything about his people burning thousands of acres of land and – presumably – murdering many of his beloved snakes.

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David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
Picture of David Lange

David Lange

A law school graduate, David Lange transitioned from work in the oil and hi-tech industries into fulltime Israel advocacy. He is a respected commentator and Middle East analyst who has often been cited by the mainstream media
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