(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Amelia Navins - 50,000 children in Gaza are participating in summer camps run by armed groups like Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades and Palestinian Islamic Jihad. In place of traditional camp T-shirts, participants wear Hamas uniforms and are taught to prepare for armed conflict with Israel. They learn to shoot weapons and how to kidnap Israeli soldiers. This year, participants have computer simulators to practice shooting Israeli soldiers and police officers at the Temple Mount, or to fire anti-tank missiles at Israeli targets. The goal of these camps is clear: indoctrinate young, vulnerable children with Hamas' values to encourage them to join Hamas' military forces and sacrifice their lives for Hamas' cause. The writer is a student at the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
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