Necklaces featuring photos of Palestinians killed in the intifada are reportedly the latest rage in at least one Palestinian refugee camp. Children in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus are wearing necklaces of “martyrs” — often suicide bombers — instead of collecting Pokemon cards, according to The Toronto Star.
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