The Faces of Martyrs as a Calling in Demand
Like every resident of this city, Majed Abu Ghosh is trapped in his house as the Israeli occupation approaches the end of its third week. At midday today, gunfire rang out in his neighborhood.

Sadly, he knows, that may make more work for him as soon as the army leaves. Mr. Abu Ghosh is a printer, but not just any printer. He holds the Ramallah concession from the Palestinian Authority to print what are known as martyr posters, which line almost every wall here.

Since the uprising began 19 months ago, he has printed posters commemorating about 300 people.

By his estimation, he said today, 30 Palestinians from Ramallah have died in fighting or carrying out attacks since the Israeli occupation began on March 29. That means 30,000 new posters, because each person who dies, by government fiat, warrants a print run of 1,000 posters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/20/international/middleeast/20POST.html