We were taken on a mini-tour of the city by a person from the Sderot Media Center, a center that describes itself as devoted to balancing out what it sees as an unfairly pro-Palestinian media attitude. I do not think it is possible for anyone to have an unbiased opinion on anything, so I appreciate it when people are up front about their perspectives.
Anyway. Sderot is a strange place. Bomb shelters are everywhere. The schools are domed by huge concrete arches. According to our guide, it's better not to wear a seatbelt in the car so you can get out faster if the siren goes off.
I'm supposed to write a short feature type thing on Sderot, so once I do that I'll probably through it up here. Let me know if there's anything specific you're curious about.
Is Sderot an old city? Is it interesting (besides the bombs & the concrete)? Does it get hit solely because it's close enough? Is Sderot unusual in being so active on the p.r. front (glancing at Wikipedia, I gather a Sderot-ite wrote it)? How was the pastry?
ReplyDeleteKeep wearing your seatbelt! It is bad enough there are rockets falling. No need to turn the very likely fender bender into a chance to be thrown headfirst through the windshield. Love, Dad.
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