tariq abu khdeir is back in the u.s. after finding himself the epicenter of the violent conflict engulfing israel, gaza, and the middle east. 15-year-old american touched down in tampa, florida, on wednesday, returning from what started as a simple family vacation. a trip to israel and the west bank with his parents and sisters. to spend the summer with their extended palestinian family. the story of how tariq's summer vacation became the subject of international diplomacy is the story of the run-up to the conflict that's raging on in gaza right now as i speak. it all started with the disappearance of three israeli students in june. they were kidnapped while hitchhiking in the west bank. leading to a massive happmanhunr the hamas militants presumed by the israeli government to be responsible. the three israeli teens were found dead. amid outrage in israel and