And the American media could not be prouder of them. Imagine if this story begin thus: Ahmad so and so and Basim so and so grew up in America and had a passion for Palestine. Their love of that nation led both to join Hamas and fight against Israeli occupation in Gaza." Can you imagine. Look at this actual trashy intro: "Max Steinberg and Nissim Sean Carmeli grew up in America and had a passion for Israel. Their love of that nation led both to join the Israel Defense Forces and fight against Hamas in Gaza Strip, where they were killed Sunday." (thanks Khaled)