Qassam rockets didn’t fall from the sky on Tel Aviv. Don’t worry. They were brought from Sderot by a group of students from Sapir college to the heart of Tel Aviv – Rotschild Avenue.
More pictures of Qassam Rockets in Tel Aviv.
The real live rockets are displayed on Rotschild avenue, between Nachmani and Bezalel-Yafe. While I was taking pictures, one of the organizers came up to me and explained about the initiative. Their goal is to gain solidarity between residents of Tel Aviv and the people of Sderot who suffer from these rockets for over 6 years already.
Besides solidarity, what do they really want? The answer to my question was: “We want the government to wake up and act for a solution?”. Pushing him a little more, I asked what solution are they aiming for? “A military solution”.
Since 2001, many incursions have been made into the Gaza strip. None resulted in a solution. Rockets fell before and after the implementation of Sharon’s Disengagement plan. Now, when Hammas is controlling the Gaza strip, things are more complicated.
I don’t think that this exhibition of real Qassam rockets will affect the urban crowd. It’s just another exhibition / phenomenon in the big city. This summer features lots of interesting things. This is just one of them. Tonight (Thursday. July 5th), they are having a happening. I might step out of my house and check it out…
More about the Qassams in Tel Aviv here (Hebrew).
And what about a solution to the Qassams?
Does anybody have one?