Israeli/Palestinian update 10/14/2019..'...you will not be safe under the Israeli occupation'

Even in the most sacred parts of the earth, you will not be safe under the Israeli occupation

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‘The Return’ playground opens near border protests’ site on the eastern border of Gaza

Scores attended the opening of the Al-Awda amusement park at the border with Israel in eastern Gaza on Sunday, in the vicinity of a site which has seen reoccurring clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces since the start of the Great March of Return protests.

Al-Awda, which means ‘The Return’ in Arabic, was reportedly built on a ground which had rubble and remnants of destroyed houses, Palestinian media say. It is a project of the Palestine Right to Return Coalition.

“This garden is not on the border, it is a garden on our land. The other side of the dividing wire is also our land. This garden in the end is not a missile base; it is a garden for children and families in order to sit here,” said Hamas representative Salah Al Bardawil.

The park includes various playground equipment for children, such as swings, spinner wheels, spring riders, and other. It also includes lawns, gardens, a promenade, fountains and picnic areas, reports say.

“I am not afraid of the Israelites, and I am only afraid of God, I am not afraid of the fire of Israel, their bullets, or their weapons,” said Tallin Abou El Atta, a child.

“We are not afraid of Israeli airplanes and Israeli bullets. They are firing bullets in the air. We came here as Palestinians with a strong heart. We are not afraid,” said Mohammed Alsarsak, another child.

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