While Mahmoud Abbas was on his way to Annapolis, Washington Times reporter Paul Martin spent time with a Gaza rocket crew allied with Israel’s negotiating partner:
Abu Haroon, a black-clad bearded militant from the Fatah-affiliated Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, placed a Kalashnikov automatic rifle in the hands of his nephew. The rifle was twice as big as the child.
“Remember, as I may not be coming back: Learn to use this against the enemy one day,” he said, giving the boy a farewell cuddle.
“I am proud of you, my son. Sometimes, it is necessary to kill,” said Haroon, handing his son dates freshly picked from the tree towering over a small house in this densely populated town — one of the main centers of clashes in the intifada that started seven years ago.
Now that the sides are committed to negotiating, will the Palestinians finally Teach Kids Peace?
