I have to admit to torn feelings on this. On the one hand, I am glad the kids finally have a safe place to play. On the other, it is sad that the kids have to have a bunker to play in and not a place to get fresh air while they play.
It is amazing how ingenuous the Israelis are. That they are forced to such extremes is a sad commentary on our world.
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Israeli kids get rocket-proofed indoor playgroundBy ARON HELLER - 2 days ago
SDEROT, Israel (AP) -- Brightly painted walls surround a mini-soccer field, video games, a climbing wall and play areas. The converted warehouse also has a new thick concrete roof, a half dozen shelters and an alert system to give a 15-second warning of incoming rockets.
The children of Sderot finally have a safe place to play.
The fortified indoor playground got a warm welcome Tuesday when it opened in this southern Israeli town that has been battered by missiles fired from the adjacent Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants.
"It's an amazing thing. Until now, only the house and school were safe," said Pesah Hajbi, a 43-year-old father of three. "It's cold comfort," he added. "If they don't stop firing, at least there is a safe place to play."
Eight Sderot residents have been killed, hundreds wounded and nearly everyone in the working-class town of 24,000 has been traumatized by the frequent wail of sirens and explosions of the thousands of rockets that have hit over the past eight years.
Dozens of rockets have come down just since Israel's January offensive in Gaza ended. On Tuesday, Israeli aircraft hit a militant rocket squad in northern Gaza, wounding three, just after they fired rockets at Israel.
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