Israel, Palestine: Making of a martyr.

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Al-Tariq (The Way), Ismail Shammout, 1964, oil on canvas, Private Collection, Italy.

ISRAEL. PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. Making of a martyr.

The death of a Palestinian hunger striker is a lightning rod.

Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza on Tuesday, following rocket attacks in response to the death of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad spokesman. Khad…