The “Avuncular” Goliath

We’ve seen plenty of images portraying Palestinian children as little Davids against faceless IDF Goliaths. So we were fascinated by this AFP photo published in The Economist. Are Palestinian gunmen becoming the media’s new Goliaths?

However, the imagery’s Goliath comparison only goes so far. The accompanying caption in The Economist reads:

A Martyr Brigadier in avuncular mood