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Crazy Crocodile Cretins

JL;DR SUMMARY Natan Slifkin critiques Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, for proposing a prison surrounded by crocodiles to prevent terrorist escapes. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Itamar Ben GvirFloridaIsraeli PoliticsPopulismNatan SlifkinPublic CriticismAlligator AlcatrazCrocodilesPrison SecurityHamat Gader

Places mentioned

Israel
"Israels Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, sent officials from the Prison Service to the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in order to explore how to create a prison for terrorists surrounded by crocodiles to prevent escapes."
Florida, United States
"Ben-Gvir claimed that he is following a creative precedent set by the United States, which has a prison in Florida known as Alligator Alcatraz."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Reminder: I will be visiting South Florida (Miami, Hollywood and Boca Raton) next month, not to do more alligator wrestling, but for speaking engagements and meetings with museum supporters."
Hollywood, California, United States
"Reminder: I will be visiting South Florida (Miami, Hollywood and Boca Raton) next month, not to do more alligator wrestling, but for speaking engagements and meetings with museum supporters."
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
"Reminder: I will be visiting South Florida (Miami, Hollywood and Boca Raton) next month, not to do more alligator wrestling, but for speaking engagements and meetings with museum supporters."
Hamat Gader, Northern District, Israel
"Israels Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, sent officials from the Prison Service to the crocodile farm at Hamat Gader in order to explore how to create a prison for terrorists surrounded by crocodiles to prevent escapes."

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