She was 57:

[A] 57-year-old Palestinian woman blew herself up near Israeli soldiers, slightly injuring three. The suicide bomber was identified by family members as Fatma Najar, a grandmother and member of the military wing of the ruling Hamas movement.

What would you say if Mom blew herself up?

“I received the news with happiness. We are all proud of our mother. She was always hoping to be a martyr,” her 32-year-old son, Fuad, said as well-wishers handed out sweets and tossed flowers outside the family home in Jabaliya.

“But then, I admittedly have a very twisted sense of priorities,” he added.

OK, I made up that last sentence. Folks like this generally aren’t that self-aware.

At Tim Blair’s, folks are asking if she gets the 72 virgins. With 41 grandchildren, we know she isn’t one herself.

Thanks to See Dubya and another reader.