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[Aiii]

Palestinian boys take part in a military-style summer camp being held by the Islamic Jihad movement during the youngsters' summer school vacation in Rafah town, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 12, 2013. Thousands of youngsters between the age of six and 16, can participate in the summer camp where they receive military as well as religious training. Boys only.

More pictures: http://gigapica.geenstijl.nl/2013/06/hamas_summer_camp.html

(ANSAmed) - GAZA - As schools close for the summer in Gaza, children from age six to 16 are taking part in recreation camps organised by both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad movements in a paramilitary style.
At the camps, the children receive arms made of wood and take part in exercises which simulate combat. In several cases they are called upon to crawl under barbed wire and demonstrate their courage avoiding fire.
In one recent case they simulated an attack on a small Israeli fort.
Several groups organised by Hamas marched on the streets of Gaza yesterday carrying the green flags of the movement.
Local sources say the camps organised by the Islamic Jihad operate on a more technical level, while those of Hams offer more hospitality and generous lunches.
Islamic Jihad has organised one of the camps in the south of the Gaza Strip. Every morning they will travel by bus collecting children from Rafah, Khan Yunes and Nusseirat.
After four hours of activities the children return home. (ANSAmed).

Looks like loads of fun.

 

[Blearth]

I'm so proud of my people sometimes.

-_-

 

[Aiii]

I'm so proud of my people sometimes.

-_-

To be fair, they have regular camp stuff too:

Assembling AK's and simulating an attack and trips to the waterpark, what more could a kid want?

 

[Tawpgun]

Hamas. Stoooooop. Palestine is never going to succeed under your rule.

 

[k_trout]

growing up under conditions of war are difficult to say the least

 

[Alpende]

As a kid I liked to pretend play as a soldier in the park with my friends, so as I kid I'd think this would be pretty awesome.

 

[Aiii]

As a kid I liked to pretend play as a soldier in the park with my friends, so as I kid I'd think this would be pretty awesome.

Probably yeah, that's the point I suppose.

 

[Starfish_Oxide]

When I was a kid I would have thought this to be kinda awesome.

 

[hayguyz]

my curiosity made me enter this thread, now the NSA is going to watch me even closer! aw hell naw

 

[warthog]

Just great. Gives me such a warm feeling in my hearth and all. The future sure is looking promising.

 

[BertramCooper]

Is Farfour gonna be there?

EDIT: Oh wait, I forgot. The Jews killed him.

 

[sharkmuncher]

edit: Nevermind

 

[Jburton]

When I was a kid I would have thought this to be kinda awesome.

Bingo! ....... Same here.

 

[shuri]

I don't think those AKs are made out of wood..

 

[NathanMcMahon]

Is Farfour gonna be there?

EDIT: Oh wait, I forgot. The Jews killed him.

just like christ

 

[hym]

Who is keeping Hamas in power?

As a Gazan you're forced into the claws of Hamas by Israel, this is the crucial marketing their popular support relies on, but that by itself doesn't keep a show running, you need some financial backing too, in comes Saudi Arabia and Qatar to bankroll the organization.

And it's not just assholes exploiting extremists for their own interests, they were instrumental in putting those extremists in power in a vicious
divide and conquer scheme, How Israel Helped to Spawn Hamas

Who benefits? IDF/Neocon Israel and Islamists, Who loses? regular Palestinians and Israelis.

This is the result of opposites depending on each other to sustain their influence, when fear and anger gives power then securing the source responsible for it is only a smart investment.