103 — October 2024

Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with the animal rescue charity Four Paws International, carries a sedated coyote at a zoo in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, during the evacuation of animals in April. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images. Source: npr.org

THE COYOTES IN GAZA

Jane Goldman

don’t ask me why there are three kinds of coyote in gaza don’t ask me why the zoo in rafah became a sad zoo the sedated coyote rescued in the night with four dozen other starving animals slept as local humans begged to be sneaked out in their crates coyote being also the mexican spanish loanword for people smuggler (the coyote’s coyote) coyote beware coyotes coyote being also the trade name of an anti-drone interceptor capable of operating in autonomous swarms a loitering munition with a kinetic warhead option made in america