A Trip to Banana Land - Horse rides, broken legs, and mini footballers...

Rich Wiles writes, Aida Refugee Camp was established from 1950-51 on around 66 dunums of land. Banana Land funpark in Jericho was built in 2008 – 60 years after al-Nakba - on a piece of land a similar size to Aida Camp. Banana Land has a swimming pool, an Astroturf football pitch, children’s fairground rides, horse and camel rides, and a small artificial river in which children can ride on ‘pedalo’ boats. Aida Camp has no grass or fresh air... Full story