Israeli troops fighting 'crats' in West Bank

[Scurrilous]

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=8322

Israeli soldiers come under attack from giant rats whose numbers are multiplying in Jewish enclave in Hebron.

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"Israeli soldiers stationed in the West Bank are battling against a new breed of ruthless attackers - giant rats whose numbers are multiplying at an alarming rate.

The troops guarding a Jewish enclave in the town of Hebron have dubbed the creatures "crats", as they are nearly as large as cats.

One soldier has been treated in hospital for rabies after being bitten on the ear while two others have been nibbled in recent weeks.

"In the past few weeks the rats have been more frightening than the terrorists," one soldier told the Maariv daily, referring to Palestinian militants."

[mmm]

1. I hate rats

Those people better start keeping cheetahs as pets.

[DUreader]

2. So English is Their Language of Choice There?

Interesting that they have combined two english words.

Or is this a translation from a Hebrew word combination?

[Scurrilous]

3. Hebrew equivalent.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=123&art_id=qw1072694341669B253&set_id=1

"The rodents have grown so large that soldiers are calling them the Hebrew equivalent of "crats" due to their increasing similarity to the stray cats, Maariv reported."

[Dogmudgeon]

4. So, when will the Right start using the word ...

... as a slur against DemoCRATS?

--bkl
My guess: Friday.

[brainshrub]

5. A solution:

The IDF should build a fence around the crat-infected areas. This barrier will surely keep them all contained.
Their leader, "Aracrat" has done nothing to keep the Crats under control. When the C/A starts enforcing the rules, the fence will be removed.

[drewb]

6. LOL....

Bulldoze the "crats"...

Fence in the "crats"...

:think:

Transfer the "crats" to Jordan???


Tell me again what this has to do with I/P???

[brainshrub]

7. Nothing.

I don't think this has anything to do with I/P. But I think this is the perfect forum for this story because it breaks the monotony.

[number6]

8. 500lb bombs, million dollar missiles , bunker busters

:eyes: :smoke: "the war on crats" forget the war on tur-or
LOL :evilgrin:

[Resistance]

9. well you know ..

The crats are really terror-supporters and hate mongers!

[JohnLocke]

10. Actually, the "crats" are harmless peace activists!