Fish Tales

When I casually read the headline that Sec. of State Hillary Clinton was embroiled in a gefilte fish tariff hullabaloo, I thought it was a fish tale conceived of in the spirit of Purim. Nope. According to the JTA, nine containers of Asian carp from an Illinois fishery have not been released to Israel customs because Israel wants to slap a 120% duty on the fish. The matter must be resolved before the first Passover seder on March 29.

I will be honest; I am not a fan of gefilte fish. It doesn’t matter if it’s your Bubbie’s recipe from Latvia or some vegan interpretation accompanied by a chutney. I’d rather have a nice slice of melon, thank you. However, I was amused to learn that the fish used to make gefilte fish in the State of Israel is from the State of Illinois, and that the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is involved.

Here is the full article from Ha’aretz.com.

I’m still not convinced it’s not a Purim spoof.