1.   Ayyash was clearly a folk hero in Rafat, with hundreds of faded posters plastered on the walls and graffiti extolling his exploits.

2.   A faded poster of the event behind the cash register offers proof.

3.   Faded posters and almanacs depict Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and martyrs killed long ago, and these aging Palestinian leaders, too, seem relics of the past.

4.   Faded posters of Hindu gods are taped to the walls.

5.   The cavernous rooms below have been dark for decades, with an occasional faded poster on the wall recalling days long gone.

6.   The walls still bear faded posters from the FDJ, the Communist youth organization.

7.   A faded poster was still affixed to the wall.