Portrait of a Palestinian Librarian Turned Terrorist

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What made this admirer of Gandhi board a bus to kill as many Israelis as he could until he, too, was killed? His transformation is a symptom of hopelessness.

Published Oct. 19 2015 1:19AM EDT

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JERUSALEM — On Tuesday, October 13, two simultaneous attacks rocked Jerusalem in what was the bloodiest day of the current round of violence.

Around 9 in the morning, Bilal Ranem, 23, and Bahaa Alian, 22, two Palestinian men from the Jabal al-Mukaber neighborhood in East Jerusalem, boarded a bus in nearby...

Creede Newton

Dylan Collins

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Portrait of a Palestinian Librarian Turned Terrorist

What made this admirer of Gandhi board a bus to kill as many Israelis as he could until he, too, was killed? His transformation is a symptom of hopelessness.

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Creede Newton

Dylan Collins