Israel is filled with an interesting assortment of urban wildlife. The most prominent definitely being the cat. Cats are everywhere and always close by whenever you in the proximity of garbage. A can often serves as a nice 1 or 2 cat studio while a dumpster provides a cat condominium. Cats in Israel are the equivalent of the average city pigeon. They are ridiculed and despised by most, yet undeniably native. The major difference with the Israel cats is that they know no boundaries. It is completely common for cats to walk in and out of hotel lobbies and nest in bomb shelter ceilings.
A delightful pleasent and proper garbage cat
Although many of the dirty but adorable garbage kitties are tame, I know there are others that are ferocious, beady eyed bird killers. I definitely don’t think it’s a coincidence that you find few birds walking about in the cities plazas and promenades. Israel is not homeland for the birds. Garbage cats are also sneaky little bastards. They seem to have an almost magical ability to multiply like gremlins in water. If you spot one or two you can be confident that there are at least 6 or 7 other cats staring you down in hiding. Garbage cats, garbage cats, what is Israel feeding you.
An example of a feriocious garbage cat that has it in for me 
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I had heard cats were thick there. It's no wonder there are few birds in the area. :-(
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