Israel Plans Prison with Crocodiles – Minister Paves Way for 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has advanced a controversial plan to use Nile crocodiles as guards around detention facilities holding Palestinian prisoners. Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman reclassified Nile crocodiles as 'managed wildlife,' allowing them to be kept outside educational or research settings. A pilot project is proposed at Ketziot Prison in the Negev desert, which holds Palestinian security prisoners and those arrested during the Gaza war. The plan faces strong opposition: legal advisors warn Silman exceeded her authority, and the Nature and Parks Authority argues crocodiles must be protected, not used as security tools, citing past escapes and dangers. The article notes that no such prison currently exists, and a similar US facility in Florida, nicknamed 'Alligator Alcatraz,' was closed after less than a year. Implementation remains uncertain.
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