Rabbi Urges Pig Fat on Buses to Stop Bombers

Hanging Sharon in buses???

Mike Marron wrote:
Who needs "high tech" when a bag of LARD will do the trick!

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JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A prominent Israeli rabbi has
proposed hanging bags of pig fat in buses to deter
Muslim suicide bombers who may want to avoid contact
with an "unclean" animal, an Israeli official said on
Thursday.

The idea -- suggested by Rabbi Eliezer Fisher, a
rabbinical judge, in a letter to police -- signaled
the extremes to which some Israelis may be willing to
go to stop Palestinian bombers who have killed
hundreds of Israelis in recent years.

Judaism, like Islam, considers pigs unclean. But the
ultra-Orthodox rabbi has ruled that special
dispensation can be given for placing bags of lard in
buses and public places in an effort to prevent
attacks.

Police had no immediate comment on the proposal.

Asked about the deterrent capability of pig fat on
Israeli buses, Palestinian sources called it an
exercise in futility.

Islamic militants are told by those who send them on
bombing missions that their souls enter Paradise
instantly after they explode despite any contamination
or defilement of their bodies.

"It's not a problem if it saves lives," Israeli Deputy
Public Security Minister Yaakov Edri said, referring
to the breaking of Jewish religious law.

"I personally support it," Edri told Reuters. "If it
can deter even one suicide bomber -- then wonderful.
Security authorities must consider it."

An article on the rabbi's proposal published on the
Web site of the Israeli newspaper Maariv drew dozens
of e-mail responses from readers ranging from
incredulous to complimentary.

Why not have a central depository for the remains of suicide bombers, mixed in
with pig remains that are deemed unsuitable for human consumption? Spread the
mixture along the border for the ultimate in recycling. Suicide bombers could
be returned to their families in the form of "Lil Smokies" - perhaps that might
deter one or two of the freaks that think that killing a busload of civilians
to be a ticket to Allah.

(Krztalizer) wrote:

Why not have a central depository for the remains of suicide bombers, mixed in
with pig remains that are deemed unsuitable for human consumption? Spread the
mixture along the border for the ultimate in recycling. Suicide bombers could
be returned to their families in the form of "Lil Smokies" - perhaps that might
deter one or two of the freaks that think that killing a busload of civilians
to be a ticket to Allah.

'Lil Smokies -- most excellent idea! Or maybe Pork Rinds, which would
be even more humiliating given that Pork Rinds are George Bush Sr's
favorite snack food...

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 02:03:40 GMT, Mike Marron
wrote:

(Krztalizer) wrote:

Why not have a central depository for the remains of suicide bombers, mixed in
with pig remains that are deemed unsuitable for human consumption? Spread the
mixture along the border for the ultimate in recycling. Suicide bombers could
be returned to their families in the form of "Lil Smokies" - perhaps that might
deter one or two of the freaks that think that killing a busload of civilians
to be a ticket to Allah.

'Lil Smokies -- most excellent idea! Or maybe Pork Rinds, which would
be even more humiliating given that Pork Rinds are George Bush Sr's
favorite snack food...

He's given up on pretzels then?

Peter Kemp