From left, Meadad Falah, Savee Abu Haya and Raik Mishleb, Israeli campers at Seeds for Peace in Otisfield, take a break Tuesday afternoon from shopping at Windham’s Wal-Mart. The three teens are residents of villages in northern Israel near the Sea of Galilee. After shopping at the mega-department store, the trio was headed for the airport to begin their journey back to Israel, arriving Wednesday. The three boys left Israel several weeks ago and are now returning to a nation embroiled in conflict with Hezbollah forces in south Lebanon and Beirut. “We’re a little bit scared, yes,” to go back to Israel, and we “enjoyed America a lot,” said Mishleb. Staff photo by John Balentine

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