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The Maxim Restaurant opened in 1966, ten years before Hanadi Jaradat was born and only months before the Six Day War, which saw Jenin pass from the control of Jordan to Israel. One fateful Saturday, October 4th, several members of the restaurants owner's family were in the restaurant. Did Hanadi ever eat at the restaurant? It's highly unlikely. The target was probably chosen for her by Islamic Jihad. Hanadi was one of nine children. She went to Jordan to study law and she got engaged to her cousin. She made her father Tayseer and mother Rahmeh very proud, and had never given them cause for anxiety. Jenin, though, was a difficult place for anyone to grow up and remain unaffected by the conflict. It is home to a huge militant refugee camp. The Palestinian Authority has no real power here. Jenin is the Wild West Bank, run by Arab gunmen. The streets, and sometimes private homes, are their battlegrounds. In April last year, the 'Jenin problem' came to a head. The Israeli army went into town in force, losing an unusual number of men while inflicting dozens of casualties. It refused to allow outside a