Can you guess where this playground is?

Can you guess where this playground is?

Doesn't look any different from your local playground. Nor does the kid.

Could be almost anywhere. Even in a place like Nablus. In Palestine.

Kind of startling to think of finding playgrounds like these in places like Nablus, Palestine.

Kind of startling to think that it's startling.

It was built by a group called Playgrounds for Palestine.

They explain their mission:

"This project is an expression of solidarity with the plight of Palestinian children. It is an affirmation of their right to childhood. It is a minimal recognition of their humanity. It is an act of love."

from Bernie DeKoven, funsmith