Wednesday, April 29th 2009 at 15:45 PM
Swine Flu name branded offensive by Israeli Dept. Health Minister
The outbreak of swine flu should be renamed "Mexican" influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork, an Israeli health official has said.
Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman said the reference to pigs is offensive to both religions and "we should call this Mexican flu and not swine flu," he told a news conference at a hospital in central Israel.
Both Judaism and Islam consider pigs unclean and forbid the eating of pork products.
Thankfully, I can't see this getting much serious consideration as it's quite laughable.
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