{"id":95436,"date":"2017-07-17T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=95436"},"modified":"2017-07-13T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T13:39:30","slug":"israel-offers-tourists-the-chance-to-be-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2017\/07\/israel-offers-tourists-the-chance-to-be-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Offers Tourists the Chance to Be Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israel offers tourists the chance to be soldiers [Caliber3range.com]<\/p><\/div>\n

11 Jul 2017 – <\/em>Ever wanted to try and shoot a Palestinian? Israel has set up a military simulator which allows tourists to do just that.<\/p>\n

Controversial fantasy \u201canti-terrorism\u201d camps set up in the occupied West Bank provide visitors with the opportunity to play the role of Israeli forces in a variety of situations, ranging from an explosion at a Jerusalem marketplace, to a stabbing attack and sniper tournament, Haaretz <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n

The industry has seen a boom in recent years, with six such facilities opening across the country, all of which use live ammunition. Former high ranking officers in the army teach tourists combat skills.<\/p>\n

Caliber 3, a camp set up in an illegal settlement, also includes a live demonstration of an attacker being taken down by police dogs, all for just $115 per person.<\/p>\n

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Israel offers tourists the chance to be soldiers [Caliber3range.com]<\/p><\/div>\n

Sharon Gat, the founder and CEO of the camp estimates that 15,000 to 25,000 visitors come to Caliber 3 each year. Most visitors are from the United States, but increasingly tourists from Brazil, Argentina, France, Italy, Russia and China, are showing interest in the experience.<\/p>\n

Gat, who commanded 10,000 troops during his time in the army, said the inspiration behind opening the academy to tourists was to show the capabilities of the Israeli state: \u201cI said to myself that I am going to open this place to the public to show what a long way the Jewish people have come in 75 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tourism camps also serve in promoting the idea of the Israeli army as a moral force that is facing a real threat, primarily from Palestinians.<\/p>\n

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Israel offers tourists the chance to be soldiers [Caliber3range.com]<\/p><\/div>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n

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Israel gives settler children firearms training<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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11 Jul 2017 – Ever wanted to try and shoot a Palestinian? Israel has set up a military simulator which allows tourists to do just that. Controversial fantasy \u201canti-terrorism\u201d camps set up in the occupied West Bank provide visitors with the opportunity to play the role of Israeli forces in a variety of situations, ranging from an explosion at a Jerusalem marketplace, to a stabbing attack and sniper tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-palestine-israel-gaza-genocide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95436\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}