Can bags of pig fat deter suicide bombers?


Jerusalem - Israeli police have come up with plans to place bags of pig lard
on buses in a bid to deter Palestinian militants from carrying out suicide
attacks, the Maariv daily reported on Thursday.

Rabbinical authorities have given the idea its approval on the grounds that
it could be a life-saving measure even though pigs are also considered
impure by Jews.

Authorities believe that the move could discourage Palestinians from
carrying out attacks as pieces of their exploded body could come into
contact with the pig fat, prejudicing their chances of entering into
paradise.

The paper said that the rabbinical dispensation could mean that security
forces also hang bags of lard in shopping malls and schools.

Public buses have been a favourite target for Palestinian suicide bombers
since the start of the intifada in September 2000.

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