Tourists venture to West Bank to 'shoot terrorists'
Thrill-seeking tourists of all ages brave West Bank shooting range to be taught by settlers how to shoot terroristshttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4243882,00.html
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"Like a frozen turkey plunged into boiling oil, a group of American tourists descend from an air-conditioned van into the scorching heat of the West Bank. Flashing smiles all around, they march into Caliber 3, a local shooting range.
"Move it!" the Israeli guide suddenly yells. "Destroy that terrorist," he orders them, and they charge, guns loaded, at cardboard targets.
Gush Etzion has become a hot destination in recent months for tourists seeking an Israeli experience like no other: The opportunity to pretend-shoot a terror operative. Residents of the nearby settlements, who run the site, offer day-trippers a chance to hear stories from the battleground, watch a simulated assassination of terrorists by guards, and fire weapons at the range.
The fact that the tourist attraction is located beyond the Green Line only intensifies the thrill for the visitors, who often appear disappointed when told by their guides that they are not in any danger."
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"Like a frozen turkey plunged into boiling oil, a group of American tourists descend from an air-conditioned van into the scorching heat of the West Bank."
No, really... what?
That said... comparing anything to a frozen turkey in the first line of your work is definitely going to set a surreal tone. So, given the content of this article, I guess it's actually well-placed. 'Cause we have here... exactly what it says on the can, tourists looking for the "kill a terrorist" experience via a well-secured theme park run by people who have as much to worry about from "terrorists" as I have to worry about from carnivorous rhinocerous attacks. It's a freakin' suburb of Jerusalem, it's not goddamned 1984 Beirut.
And ynet, the stormfront bullshit website that attracts racist fuckwits like cow diarrhea attracts flies, portrays this in the same light your local paper might advertise a new water park.
Of course, this is adorable:
According to the same news site where Arab kids twice her age holding cardboard guns is good enough reason to call for more missile strikes to schools in Gaza.
Wasn't really all that long ago.
I never played it WW2 games were more common and the girls were usually relegated to being nurses
but I don't remember my children any of them playing war games at all and if they played cowboys and Indians I can almost guarantee the Indians won 
