Or 15,000, as the case may be.
Yes, the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency is at it again, this time trying orchestrating the theft (I jest!) of the Guiness record on kite-flying of some sort. Added to their engineered records on hand-painting, soccer playing and parachute playing, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Hamas flag on the cover of the next Guiness book...
And sure, you might not be getting much peace for the billions you have sent to UNRWA, but at least these kids will grow up happy.
REFILE - UPDATING CAPTION Palestinian children fly kites on the beach of the northern Gaza Strip during a summer camp organized by the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) July 28, 2011. Some 15,000 children flew kites over the Gaza Strip on Thursday, claiming a new world record for most kites flown simultaneously and raising cheers in the Palestinian enclave that is more used to poverty and conflict. REUTERS/ Mohammed Salem (GAZA)
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PS: Here's to the new poverty in Gaza, because it sure looks downright cozy.
