Israel Hit by Worst Locust Plague Since 1950s (Reuters)

[Bucky]

Oh Crap! You know the fundies are gonna be all wild over this one...

Israel Hit by Worst Locust Plague Since 1950s

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Millions of locusts swarmed through Israel's Red Sea resort town of Eilat on Sunday, devouring crops and flowers in the country's south. Israeli agriculture officials sent crop dusters into the air to spray against the locusts that swept in from North Africa in the first such invasion since 1959. Eilat residents reported clouds of locusts eating palm trees bare and wiping out entire gardens.

"You watch as trees that are covered with flowers are devoured. They ate everything, even a grassy roundabout which is covered with locusts," said Meir, an Eilat resident. Curious residents swatted locusts as long as 10 cm (3.9 inches) which filled the air as they walked outside to inspect the damage. "It's like the plagues of Egypt," said one resident.

In the Bible, locusts were the eighth of 10 plagues that God inflicted on the ancient Egyptians before Pharaoh, their leader, let the Israelites go....

(snippo)
But some Israelis as well as labourers from Thailand, where locusts are a delicacy, made the best of the current outbreak by collecting the insects and taking them home for dinner.

"Delicious," said one Israeli man in Eilat, licking his lips after picking a locust off the ground and eating it raw. "They're a delicacy fit for a king."

A Web Site in Eilat listed recipes for locusts including locust shish-kebab, locust chips (French fries) and stir-fried locusts. The recipes said it was essential to cook the insects while alive "as otherwise they become bitter."

The locust is the only type of insect that is kosher and permissible for religious Jews to eat under Jewish law.

Well, I guess it's all over folks. I'm gonna go eat a lot of cheeseburgers before the Horsemen start arriving.

[snooper2]

1. Who cares?

One thing I learned, I didn't know they had argriculture...I thought everything eaten in Israel was imported.

I've got $100 for anyone who can find one item in their home that was made in Israel though..... :)

[seriousstan]

2. I have a bottle of Maccabee beer.

Exactly how will you be making that payment?

[snooper2]

5. So your Steve?

http://www.whatrain.com/steves/welcome.php

[seriousstan]

9. Nope, it was simply the most readily available picture I could find.

But I did purchase it from Beers of the World Rochester, NY.

Now, about that payment.....:beer:

[madaboutharry]

6. You owe me $100

I have a box of Telma Falafel made by Israel Edible Products, Ltd. 52 Julius Simon Rd, Haifa. Under the Supervision of the Chief Rabbinate, Haifa.

[snooper2]

8. check's in the mail

:)

[Danmel]

7. I've got cookies, cheese..............

lots of Jewish artifacts- mezzuzahs, challah tray, challah cover, candlesticks.....you could end up owing me lots of money,

Israel has a large agricultural industry- they export citrus, tomatoes... remember- they made the dessert bloom.

[UL_Approved]

3. Fifty years. Fifty short years.

And, yes, you are right about the fundies. They will eat this shit like candy. Well, I have a theory. What happened in Israel in the year 1959? Any takers? Anything similar to what is happening now? Might be a sign for the Jews, huh?

[KingChicken]

4. Red sea, locusts, and chaos in Mesopotamia, sounds like Armageddon to me.

If Jesus flys in on his magic carpet mabey the right-wingnuts will shutup for a while and stop bitchin'.

[Bucky]

10. That's when I say "Armageddon outta here!"

sorry 'bout that

[Moderator]

11. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1010591