"...one of the most amazing things
that we've read during this month is that [Israeli] settlers
have been bringing chests filled with rats and releasing
them in the Old City's [Arab] neighborhoods; they breed and
have become a major curse... the [Arab] residents' efforts
to counter this infestation have failed, especially since
cats run away from these rats because of their size and
ferocity... All of the conventional efforts to kill them
have not succeeded, because they seem to be immune to poison
and they breed in the sewers. It is known that this female
rat gives birth seven times a year, each time giving birth
to 20 babies; which compels Jerusalem's [Arabs] today to
face the dangers of settlement and the infestation of
rats..." [Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, controlled by the office of
Mahmoud Abbas, July 18, 2008]
"Large numbers of [Israeli] settlers have been bringing
huge cages full of rats and releasing them onto the streets
and alleys of the Old City [Jerusalem]...in order to turn
the [Arab] residents' life into a living hell, forcing then
to leave..." [Al-Ayyam, July 17, 2008]
Creating
libels against Israel is a pivotal aspect of the Palestinian
Authority's incitement to hatred against Israel and Jews.
PMW reported
earlier this month that the PA media were accusing Israel of
conducting Nazi-like experiments on Palestinan prisoners
(LINK).