When Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir proposed surrounding a prison holding Palestinian security detainees with Nile crocodiles, many people dismissed the idea as political theater.
After all, the image of crocodiles patrolling a prison moat seemed so outlandish that it was easy to treat as a publicity stunt. Similar claims were also directed at Donald Trump’s now-shuttered Alligator Alcatraz in Florida, which appeared to serve as inspiration for the new Israeli crocodile project.
