Making Palestinian "Martyrdom Operations"/"Suicide Attacks": Interviews With Would-Be Perpetrators and Organizers

Knowledge about the ways in which suicide attacks are recruited and prepared and on the motivation of suicide bombers and the factors that influence the decisions of organizers of suicide attacks has so far been sketchy and sporadic, derived mostly from media sources. In this study, 15 Palestinian w...

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Published in:Terrorism and political violence 2010-01, Vol.22 (1), p.102-119
Main Authors: Merari, Ariel, Fighel, Jonathan, Ganor, Boaz, Lavie, Ephraim, Tzoreff, Yohanan, Livne, Arie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavioural psychology
Decision making
Emotions
Military Strategy
Motivation
Palestinians
Recruitment
Studies
Suicide
suicide attacks
suicide bombers
suicide organizers
Suicides & suicide attempts
Terror
Terrorism
Terrorists
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Summary:Knowledge about the ways in which suicide attacks are recruited and prepared and on the motivation of suicide bombers and the factors that influence the decisions of organizers of suicide attacks has so far been sketchy and sporadic, derived mostly from media sources. In this study, 15 Palestinian would-be suicides and 14 organizers of suicide attacks participated in semi-structured interviews designed to fill this lacuna. The paper focuses on the self-reported feelings and behavior of the suicide bombers from recruitment to dispatching, as well as on the organizers' self-reported views and decisions concerning suicide attacks.
ISSN:0954-6553
1556-1836
DOI:10.1080/09546550903409403