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Illustrative: A camel rests with Jerusalem's Old City in the backdrop on April 5, 2015. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
June 16, 2023, 9:37 pm
Canadian tourist bitten by camel while visiting Jerusalem
31-year-old tells medics she was walking with a group of foreigners in Old City when camel approached and bit her, causing what ended up as minor injuries
By ToI Staff
Illustrative. An ambulance belonging to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
April 18, 2022, 9:07 am
Driver in his 60s dies after hitting camel in southern Israel
Paramedics pronounce man’s death at the scene near Kibbutz Lahav
By ToI Staff
Camels are gathered to take part in a contest during the first Qatar Camel Festival, at Lebsayyer area of al-Shahaniyyah, around 25 Km northwest of the Qatari capital, on March 8, 2022. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
March 10, 2022, 3:55 pm
Qatari pageant judges find no Botox in award-winning camel
After 43 beasts disqualified in Saudi contest, officials rule there wasn’t cosmetic tampering with animal, named Mangiah Ghufran — declaring him winner of million-riyal top prize
By AFP
Illustrative: A festival official touches the lip of a camel, originally from, Saudi Arabia, during the final day of Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the United Arab Emirates, Dec. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
December 9, 2021, 1:46 am
Saudis crack down on camel beauty pageant contestants for using Botox
40 dromedaries disqualified from annual $66 million competition for ‘deception in the beautification of camels’
By AP
This picture taken on June 4, 2021 shows a view of cloned camel calves in a pen at the Reproductive Biotechnology Center in Dubai (Karim SAHIB / AFP)
September 12, 2021, 8:22 am
Camel beauty pageants, races spur high demand for cloning
Technology allows wealthy clients to replace their most beautiful or fast camel with one just like it
By Mohamad Ali Harissi
Sign warning drivers of camels on a Negev highway seen on August 26, 2007. (Rebecca Zeffert/Flash90)
June 12, 2018, 2:16 pm
New law holds owners of camels causing road accidents criminally responsible
Animals must now be electronically tagged and supervised, in bid to stop fatal road collisions — 15 over 10 years; Arab MKs say state should allocate grazing areas instead
By ToI Staff
Israeli fans in Beersheba cheer the last stage of the Giro D'Italia in Israel on May 6, 2018. (Flash90)
May 6, 2018, 9:36 pm
Israeli fans at Giro make up for numbers with camels, chutzpah
Tens of thousands turned out to cheer Giro riders over past three days. It may not measure up to the masses that greet the riders in Europe, but we did it with style
By Melanie Lidman
Camels rest at the night camp after grazing in the open all day near Kibbutz Kalya, in the West Bank, February 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 18, 2018, 2:47 pm
Bedouin revert to nomadic lifestyle for camel birthing season
Men leave modern life behind and bring sons and hundreds of camels to area near Kibbutz Kalya by the Dead Sea to continue ancient traditions
By Oded Balilty
A contestant at the 2018 King Abdulaziz Camel Festival (YouTube screenshot)
January 26, 2018, 5:47 am
Botox scandal wrinkles camel beauty contest
A dozen animals are disqualified from annual Saudi pageant after it is discovered they’ve had work done
By ToI Staff
The crumpled passenger car whose driver was killed after a collision with a police patrol car in northern Israel, January 17, 2018. (Magen David Adom)
January 17, 2018, 11:47 am
Woman and toddler killed in car accidents
35-year-old woman dies after her vehicle collides with police car; three-year-old girl run over by car driven by her father
By Sue Surkes
A vehicle smashed after hitting a camel and another vehicle on Route 40 on January 16, 2018. (Fire Brigade Southern District)
January 16, 2018, 8:41 pm
13-year-old boy killed, 8 injured, as cars collide with camel
Heading to family celebration, car apparently hit animal and army vehicle, injuring four relatives and four soldiers
By ToI Staff
Untended camels rounded up in the south of Israel on July 9, 2017. (Agriculture Ministry)
July 10, 2017, 12:09 am
Israel rounds up traffic-stopping stray camels
30 animals, which had been left to roam near roads, were treated by a vet, vaccinated, and returned to their owners, with a fine
By ToI Staff
Qatari men herd camels in a desert area on the Qatari side of the Abu Samrah border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar on June 21, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR)
June 21, 2017, 10:26 pm
Saudi Arabia expels 12,000 Qatari camels and sheep
Riyadh sends away herds of animals after cutting ties with Doha and expelling Qatari citizens from kingdom
By AFP
Footage from a video of two IDF soldiers on leave shooting at a camel while driving past it in late November 2015. The soldiers were arrested by Military Police on December 7, 2015. (Screenshot)
January 26, 2016, 11:59 pm
2 elite IDF soldiers jailed for shooting, killing a camel
Pair from Duvdevan unit who filmed themselves firing at animal in West Bank are also demoted
By ToI Staff
Footage from a video of two IDF soldiers on leave shooting at a camel while driving past it in late November 2015. The soldiers were arrested by Military Police on December 7, 2015. (Screenshot)
December 14, 2015, 12:26 am
IDF: Soldiers who shot at camel are from elite Duvdevan unit
Court again extends remand of pair who filmed themselves firing pistol at defenseless animal
By ToI Staff
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