tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post4311100993788681117..comments2024-03-22T10:56:23.359+02:00Comments on Land and People: GunkidsRami Zuraykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-77539217269230759822008-10-03T22:46:00.000+03:002008-10-03T22:46:00.000+03:00This is disturbing. If you shout at them, they may...This is disturbing. If you shout at them, they may shoot at you, who and what will prevent them from doing so?! Are there any cops to call over that or to confiscate there guns? Is it that much of a jungle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-32045215016355048972008-10-03T11:40:00.000+03:002008-10-03T11:40:00.000+03:00Trying again to post commentYesterday (Thursday) i...Trying again to post comment<BR/>Yesterday (Thursday) in Haret Saida I was riding in a car driven by the wife of an MP - a street in the area is named for her father-in-law. Two children with guns, one a submachine gun, the other a big black revolver, stepped into the side street where we drove and made us stop. My friend told me not to worry, the guns were fakes, and she engaged the children in a conversation as if they were really a checkpoint. The boy with the revolver held it up and told her to roll down her window. He aped looking in front and back seats, stepped away and said "yallah tfaddalo" and motioned us forward.<BR/><BR/>It was quite realistic and disturbed me. I have been in South Lebanon for 5 days and no checkpoint has stopped me yet, not even when we pass by Ain el Helweh entrance. I remember the war (I visted in 78) and I have seen children holding real guns at their own "play" checkpoints - on the road to Nabatiyeh in fact, 1978. So this game was no game in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>Children play at what they see....<BR/><BR/>It was indeed wonderful to see you. I didn't get a chance to hear from you directly about your Bikaa project - I am now on line for a bit and read about it in the blog. Thank you for the update. It sounds terrific. Too bad I'm leaving Lebanon right as you set up this responsible tourism project. But there is so much I don't have time or energy to do on this trip. So I must come back, and soon. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to know that we do all understand each other so well...Leila Abu-Sabahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161833022292457787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-2833943390585716812008-10-02T22:08:00.000+03:002008-10-02T22:08:00.000+03:00an interesting companion piece to your post:"...an interesting companion piece to your post:"Plastic guns blamed for dozens of 'seriously injured' children in Gaza" from Ma'an News:<BR/><BR/>Gaza - Ma'an – De facto police in Gaza are asking parents not to give plastic guns to their children after dozens were taken to hospitals for injuries sustained during 'Eid Al-Fitr, health officials said.<BR/><BR/>Hospitals say that over 150 kids were treated after being shot by the plastic bullets fired from the toy guns.<BR/><BR/>"These kids are getting seriously injured by these plastic pallets," a Hamas police statement read on Thursday. It also noted that many of the reported injuries are to the eyes.<BR/><BR/>The police called for residents to take responsibility for the gifts in order to prevent more kids from getting hurt.<BR/><BR/>Police also said that the guns "enflame quarrels," and are causing arguments between families and neighbors. Hamas also called on shop owners to stop selling the toy guns.<BR/><BR/>http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=32282Marcy Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583485376850871422noreply@blogger.com