The Cat who Crossed the Border
By Amir Kidon, August 2006

An unusual sight was seen a few days ago, with the exit of Paratrooper Brigade forces from Lebanon:

one of the brigade reserve soldiers was carrying, along with all his heavy equipment and weapon, a white kitten.

"On the way back to Israeli territory we passed through the village of Kauzer," said the soldier, "and all of a sudden I saw a kitten coming out of one of the houses. After a few seconds I realized it is wounded and that its hearing has been hurt.

I picked it up and carried it for six kilometers, until we reached Israeli territory. I decided it deserves a better future.

After all, it is not its fault that war broke out." The first thing the cat and its new owner did after having crossed the border into Israeli territory was to share IDF military canned meat. The cat was named Kauzer by its new owner.