A would-be Palestinian suicide bomber has a near death experience:

“She wanted to be a shaheed [martyr], to blow herself up on an Israeli street and kill as many Jews as possible. The bomb was already strapped to her body. But on the way to the attack, she had a change of heart and returned home. Now the defense minister has come to ask her why: Why did she say yes at first – and why did she say no later? She looks into his eyes, searching for a hint of compassion.”

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