Palestinian Suicide Bombing: Public Support, Market Share, and Outbidding

The suicide bombings in the Middle East serve at one and the same time to attack the hated enemy, Israel, and to give legitimacy to outlier militant groups who compete with the Palestinian Authority for leadership of the community. And since November 2000, Palestinian public opinion has alarmingly s...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 2004-04, Vol.119 (1), p.61-88
Main Author: BLOOM, MIA M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Arab-Israeli conflict
Assassinations
Bombings (political)
Elections
Evaluation
Interethnic conflict
Intifada
Islam and politics
Israel
Jihad
Leadership
Martyrdom
Middle East
Militancy
Military maneuvers
Military operations
Palestine
Palestinian Arabs
Palestinian people
Palestinians
Peace negotiations
Political activities
Political attitudes
Political violence
Polls
Public Opinion
Public Support
Radicalism
Religious terrorism
Suicide
Suicide bombing
Suicide bombings
Territorial disputes
Terrorism
Violence
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Summary:The suicide bombings in the Middle East serve at one and the same time to attack the hated enemy, Israel, and to give legitimacy to outlier militant groups who compete with the Palestinian Authority for leadership of the community. And since November 2000, Palestinian public opinion has alarmingly shifted its support toward radical Islamic organizations. Here, Bloom discusses how and why Palestinian public opinion increasingly supports suicide bombings.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.2307/20202305