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The hyraxes are four species of furry, cat-sized, thickset, herbivorous mammals that might resemble rodents at first glance, but have hooves and two caniniform incisors among other features that betray their distant evolutionary relation to elephants. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Procavia
The hyraxes are any of four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies and a stumpy tail. They are native to Africa and the Middle East. Family: Procaviidae (hyraxes) Genus: Procavia. Cape hyrax, P. capensis LC [2]
The cat is considered "the quintessential pet" by many Muslims, [1] and is admired for its cleanliness. Unlike many other animals, such as dogs, Islamic Law considers cats ritually pure and that cats possess barakah (blessings), [2] [3] and allows cats to freely enter homes and even mosques. Cats are believed to be the most common pet in Muslim ...
Flag of Palestine, with a watermelon replacing the red triangle. In 1993, as part of the Oslo Accords, Israel lifted the ban on the Palestinian flag. [8] At the time, the New York Times claimed "young men were once arrested for carrying sliced watermelons", [9] but Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour has cast doubt on the validity of these claims.
In 1938, during discussions in the Irgun about tactics to be used against Arabs as reprisals, Yosef Katznelson, an associate of the revisionist Ze'ev Jabotinsky, successfully advocated the adoption of terrorism against Palestinians, arguing that: "We must create a situation whereby killing an Arab is like killing a rat, where Arabs are dirt ...
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Even though the national flower of Palestine is the Faqqua Iris, adopted in 2016, the poppy is red, with black center and green leaves, evoking the primary colors of the Pan-Arabic and Palestinian flag. [13] Jaffa oranges, [13] lemons, olive trees, [13] and the cactus pear (sabr) [14] [13] are also widely used as symbols for the Palestinian nation.