Shrine to Suicide Bombers a Model of Intolerance

(London Times) The Balata youth club in Nablus hosts a shrine to the Palestinian suicide bombers who have wrought devastation in Israel. On entering, visitors step on an Israeli flag painted on the floor. Up the road in Nablus, students from the radical Islamic movement Hamas set up a large model of paradise, complete with plastic trees, a fountain and goldfish, to give people a glimpse of what Hamas says awaits those killed in the fight with Israel.


2003-05-13 00:00:00

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