Well, of course it was all in fun. I mean, doesn't every culture dress their infants up as homicidal terrorists?
Baby photo raises row in Mideast
"A cousin of the wanted militant, whose name was not released by the Israeli authorities, told Reuters that the young boy had been dressed as a suicide bomber for fun during a family party.
“What’s all the fuss about? It was all a joke,” he said, declining to be identified.
Children have been seen dressed up as suicide bombers at school ceremonies and rallies supporting militants spearheading the uprising against Israel’s occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, territories taken in the 1967 Middle East war."