Sderot's police station
צילום: שי רוזנצוויג
Tourist says Sderot visit 'an eye opener'
(VIDEO) Bombarded town becomes site of pilgrimage for tourists wishing to get better understanding of situation in western Negev
VIDEO - The police station in Sderot, where the remnants of the hundreds of Qassam rockets fired on the southern town are being stored, has lately become a site of pilgrimage for tourists from across the world.
The sight of the hundreds of rockets piled on improvised shelves at the police station's yard also has a huge impact on visitors. During their visit, a member of the local bomb squad usually meets with the tourist groups and explains to them about the Qassams and the damage they cause.
The tourists, wishing to attain first-hand knowledge of the situation in the bombarded region, often find themselves being rushed to bomb shelters when rockets are fired at the town during their visit.
Video: Shai Rosenzweig (שי רוזנצוויג. עריכה: מישל דור)
A group of tourists from the United States and Australia who recently arrived in Sderot, found the visit to the police station to be "an eye-opener," and vowed to spread the word of what they saw, heard and experienced in Israel back in their home states.
