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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

First ever Gaza Marathon - watch for Hamas snipers


The Gaza strip happens to be almost exactly the length of a marathon – 42 kilometers from north to south. In what has to be one of the craziest ideas I've ever heard, they are actually holding a marathon there on May 5.

The idea is that it’s a fundraising for the Gaza summer games. We supply these games each summer for up to 250,000 children – we have sporting activities, cultural activities and remedial activities for children there because the situation is so terrible for them in Gaza,“ United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees spokesman Chris Gunness told the Jerusalem Post.

The marathon will pass areas such as “Wadi Gaza,” where large amounts of raw sewage sits in the open air – posing what Gunness calls “a serious health risk“ that “really does stink.” He goes on to say that there are "no other war-related risks".

The Cry Baby is not a marathoner, but I have to think this would be the very, very last marathon on my list if I was. No word on how the Hamas feels about this sport, but they could always lob and missile or two into the mix to pick up the speed.

3 comments:

gaza said...

nothing happened so are you ashamed of yourself now?

The Cry Baby Blog said...

No. Happy nothing happened.

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