Carl Stellweg Six years ago, I traveled to occupied territory to write a story about the Palestinian Circus School. Since it remains one of my favourite stories to date, I thought I'd repost it on my new weblog. T he Palestinian Circus School , by the way, is still thriving. ______________________________________ It’s a typical spring day. The sky’s an innocent blue. On such a day even Jenin, a city in Palestinian territory on the West Bank, shows a conciliatory face. Strolling along the multi-coloured merchandise of its shopkeepers, it’s hard to imagine the town was once known as the world capital of suicide terrorism. Not all traces of fruitless heroism have vanished, though. They’re still there, the pictures of young martyrs, automatic rifles slung over their shoulders, the Dome of the Rock Mosque appearing as a golden beacon in the background. They’ve not disappeared, the slogans singing the praises of a brutalized homeland. But they’re faded and hav