But now Arab media is noticing that as Israeli cities are emptying from people, the boars are starting to take over the streets - especially in Haifa.
The boars used to come at night but now have no fear of walking about in daylight.
Residents are upset, especially since Haifa's policy has been against killing the animals for the past few years.
Is there any chance that this will stop the stories in Arab media of Jews raising the quite unknosher boars deliberately to release them in Palestinian farms and villages?
I somehow doubt it.