Imshin mentions how photos of small children tend to pull on our heartstrings. She's right, of course.
But what to do, emotionally, with this photo? And what sort of people will these two, and their yet-unborn younger sibling, come to be? Will they grow up believing that their father was a hero? Will they try to emulate his unspeakable behavior? Or might they instead become something different, people who cherish human life instead of spitting on it?
Based on the comments of their mother to date, the die seems to be cast.
"God gave Raed something he always dreamed of. All of his life he dreamed of being a martyr," said Arij Mesk. "Thank God, my husband is a martyr."
