Intifada
May 7 2008, Grubbanax

Off a nameless alley in the Balata refugee camp, a poster of Ahmed Sanakreh clutching his assault rifle dominates his parents’ living room wall.

Ahmed’s decision to take up arms came naturally. The teenager idolized his big brother, Ala. The two...

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