Israeli cats
Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication
New DNA studies show domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread later than believed, while ancient China lived alongside a different wild feline long before housecats arrived.
Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication
Blessing or a curse? Israelis divided on Jewish state’s abundance of felines - study
Suspected mass poisoning of cats in Tel Aviv, surrounding cities
Peeling the prickly Sabras
A veteran immigrant takes a second amusing look at what makes Israelis tick.
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Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs.
Claws are out: Don't deport my kitty, say MKs' in response to proposal to deport Israel's strays
Agriculture Minister seeking alternative options to spaying and neutering program,
‘Like cats and dogs’
"Cats have no social conscience. As for dogs – wouldn’t getting them to bark and getting them to stop barking be mutually exclusive and confuse them thoroughly?"
The cat, the Rav-Kav and Jewish values
"Fifteen seconds later, she was bounding across the rooftops like Schwarzenegger in his pre-political prime."
WATCH: Missiles are no match for Schnitzel the Cat
In security footage, cat escapes unscathed after missile shrapnel falls directly in his tree.