a "culture of death." Odeh's mother told reporters that he used to watch Felesteen-Al-Yawm, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine television channel, where the idea of becoming a martyr is highly regarded. "He wanted to join them," she said, "and used to wear their headband." Dr Eyad al-Sarraj, founder and director of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, writes that stone-throwing during the Intifada was one of the few distractions the children had. They did not realize the danger they were in, he said, and felt invincible. See also Muhammad al-Durrah Tank Man List of Palestinian civilian casualties in the Second Intifada References Bibliography External links Munayyer, Yousef. The Palestinian Will, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, March 8, 2002. 1985 births 2000 deaths November 2000 events in Asia Children in war Palestinian activists Palestinian casualties in the Second Intifada Palestinian children People from Gaza City People killed by Israeli security forces People notable for being the subject of a specific photograph Photographs of children in war Palestinian stone-throwing Photographs of protests