Although insensitive and one-sided, I wonder if people would be as likely to forward Raid Gaza! to their friends to play if the game was less disturbing? If you feel uncomfortable with the virtual game violence that is based upon actual conflict, perhaps that is the point? I think this game is targeted to reach out to an audience who would not normally discuss or pay attention to the details of the Israeli – Palestinian conflict. Browsing through the comments, I find a mixture of political commentary and lively debate, simple reviews of the game and the typical kinds of inanities that one might expect on a website that is likely to experience high traffic from teenage males (who like saying things just to get a rise out of others). I think that adding political commentary to a flash game should happen more often as people not interested in war politics will be enticed to participate in the discussion. Although over-simplified, biased and disturbing, Raid Gaza! is definitely successful at raising awareness and sending out a sharp and concise message (there are already 394 reviews and the game was just released one week ago). The game play uses very dark humor: the winning strategy is to thoughtlessly build/spend, get aid and kill as fast as you can (meanwhile the background music plays a ‘classy bar loop’). In my opinion, the unpalatable horrors of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are strikingly communicated in this game in a very real way. For example, yesterday an Israeli rocket hit a Gaza school killing 40 people, and my understanding is that the school was targeted because the Hamas were launching rockets from the school. –> The insanity of using violent military action to solve conflict – you are given bonus points if your rocket destroys a hospital which emphasizes the sick, unconscionable reality of the real-life situation. –> The Israelis have access to a huge arsenal of high-tech weaponry as the US is an endless source of $$$ for Israel – why bother sending in any troops who might get killed and count against your score when you can just constantly bomb Gaza with missiles on the US dime? –> The screen layout with Gaza cramped against the shore and Israel with the wide open spaces and pastoral fields emphasises the basis of the original conflict – fighting for ownership of historically sacred land. –> The Palestinians are firing rockets at Israeli settlements, pretty much at random, depicting the Arabs as crazed, senseless terrorists who are acting without reason, without “aim.” –> This is a senseless struggle Israelis are winning at a rate of 25 to 1. I’ve played this game with my nine-year old daughter, and after several attempts, we have learned: With certainty, this new little flash game provokes many thoughts and questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. These cover stones were removed to construct other buildings over the years.ATTENTION: You now have 3 minutes to Raid Gaza: It would have had a smooth surface and shone brightly in the sun. The pyramid was originally covered with flat polished white limestone.It was likely looted by grave robbers over a thousand years ago. No treasure was found inside the pyramid.Despite its name, archeologists do not think that the Queen's Chamber is where the queen was buried.Recent evidence suggests that paid skilled workers built the Giza Pyramids, not slaves.It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3,800 years until a spire was built on the Lincoln Cathedral in England in 1300.There were three small pyramids next to the Great Pyramid built for Khufu's wives.It is thought that the architect of the pyramid was Khufu's vizier (his second in command) named Hemiunu.Interesting Facts about the Great Pyramid of Giza The Pyramid of Menkaure was built for Khufu's grandson, Pharaoh Menkaure. It originally stood 471 feet tall, just 10 feet shorter than the Great Pyramid. The Pyramid of Khafre was built by Khufu's son, Pharaoh Khafre. The two other major pyramids at Giza are the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure. The Grand Gallery is a large passageway around 153 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 29 feet high. The King's Chamber is at the highest point in the pyramid of all the chambers. Small tunnels and air shafts lead to the chambers from the outside. Inside of the Great Pyramid are three major rooms: the King's Chamber, the Queen's Chamber, and the Grand Gallery. They may have used wooden sleds or water to help the stones slide better and reduce friction. It is likely that they used ramps to move the stones up the sides of the pyramid. There are a lot of different theories as to how the Egyptians were able to lift such large stone blocks all the way up to the top of the pyramids. No one is quite sure how the pyramids were built.
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