Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
AP: Israeli kids get rocket-proofed indoor playground - '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...'
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.