Crocodiles as prison guards: Israeli moat plan dehumanizes Palestinian prisoners

The Conversation reports that Israel's national security minister is pushing ahead with a plan to surround a prison holding Palestinian security detainees with Nile crocodiles, even after a court temporarily blocked the transfer. The proposal, which has drawn opposition from conservation experts and legal advisers, is seen by critics as a dehumanizing tactic rather than a practical security measure. The Conversation explains that the plan revives a legal category for 'cultivated wildlife' and fits a longer pattern of using animals in settler colonial projects. With about seven million dollars already allocated and construction continuing, the court case over the injunction remains unresolved.

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