No plague of locusts for the Children of Israel, almost

Once again, its the Egyptians who suffer, and the Children of Israel who get off lightly, sort of. That plague of locusts in Egypt, reported by among others the elder of ziyon blog, reached Israel Wednesday morning. However, aggressive spraying. both on the ground and from the air, ensured that while crop damage did result, the swarm will swarm no more, mostly. Survivors ware likely to be turned back from the north by a cold front to an area already covered in pesticide and stripped of food.

So they're doomed doubly as well.

However, the same article notes that "The locusts also caused damages to fields cultivated by Palestinian farmers in the Gaza Strip, and the Hamas government instructed residents on Wednesday to close their windows. The Islamist group ruling the coastal Palestinian territory was quoted by the Chinese Xinhua news agency saying the swarms of locusts were neither big nor harmful."

Indeed, the "...director general of plant protection department in the Ministry of Agriculture, said in a press statement that the plague “represents no kind of danger or harm to people and plants,” and that “the situation is under full control and protection of the Ministry of Agriculture.”

Whistling in the wind is the phrase that comes to mind (among the polite ones, that is), especially without the agricultural equipment the Israelis have to hand. But then, Hamas is, presumably, taking the Palestine Solidarity Campaign's call to boycott all things Israeli seriously.

See what happens when you boycott Israel? Bad things happen to you. And without either the Israelis or their Zionist supporters having to lift a finger. Told you God was on our side!

By: Brian Goldfarb