He handed out five Jordanian dinars to each young activist, enough for a pair of fresh white Nikes, the better to run in when Israeli bullets started flying. Abed took the money, but when Abu Wisaam found out, he forced him to return it right away. He knew it was a ruse: the cash had come from the Israelis, who wanted to see which of the shabaab were involved in the protests and who was susceptible to being bought. Every one of the boys who accepted the money was later arrested, taken from his home by Israeli soldiers in the middle of the night. Thanks to Abu Wisaam, Abed was spared.
