Ehud Sprinzak’s scientific contributions

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Rational Fanatics
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September 2000

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Foreign Policy

Ehud Sprinzak

"Human bombs cannot be defeated, not even by nuclear bombs," declares the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. From Chechnya to Sri Lanka, terrorist groups are embracing this deadly strategy and deploying suicide bombers as their ultimate weapon. But they can be stopped.

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... Since the lack of strong religious beliefs may prompt an individual to commit suicide (Nonnemaker et al, 2003), other research studies have shown a link between strong religious beliefs and affiliations particularly among those who believe in the benefits of the afterlife (Abdel-Khalek 2004). While the religious component should not be discarded, it is important to note that, among the Palestinian suicide bombers, societal and political pressures are more significant in impacting the motivation behind a suicidal attack (Pape 2003;Merari 2005;Sprinzak 2000). ...

Reference:

Altruistic and Anomic Suicide: A Durkheimian Analysis of Palestinian Suicide Bombers
Rational Fanatics
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  • September 2000

Foreign Policy