ABSTRACT
Long and narrow, Israel is approximately 470 kilometres long and approximately 135 kilometres wide at its widest point. Israel is quite conservation-minded with strict wildlife protection laws. The dromedary camel, not native to Israel, has now become an icon of the Arab Middle East. Camels have had a close relationship with humans, with the very first event where this intriguing species is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible dealing with Abraham’s sojourn in Egypt. In Israel, the main community which has had a close relationship with camels are the Bedouin, a nomadic Muslim Arab population with cultural, historical and social uniqueness. Policymakers of Israel have united to increase the importance of the issue of cruelty to animals and animal suffering as a topic at the Knesset and have been promoting animal welfare and animal rights in an unprecedented way in recent years, irrespective of their political affiliation.
