A. Berko

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Women in terrorism: a Palestinian feminist revolution or gender oppression?1

Theoretical approach and background information The place of women in terrorism and the extensive... more Theoretical approach and background information The place of women in terrorism and the extensive media coverage received by attacks involving women 4 have been on the agenda of discussions of global terrorism. Throughout history, women have participated in national struggles for independence, in wars and more recently, in terrorist attacks. Since September 2000, when the insurrection the Palestinians call the "Al-Aqsa intifada" broke out, women have played an increasingly active role in various aspects of Palestinian terrorism. The reasons usually given for the inclusion of women in terrorist activities are that they can pass unsuspected and undetected, and they attract a great deal of media attention. The use of women and children in carrying out terrorist attacks is effective and the media 1 This article first appeared in Hebrew in Tsohar l'vatei hasoar (A Window on Prisons), Collected Articles No. 10, November 2006, pp. 5-11. An expanded version of the study's findings will appear in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2007.

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Gender, Palestinian Women, and Terrorism: Women's Liberation or Oppression?

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2007

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism The Interdisciplinary Center. Hertzliya. Isr... more

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Gender, Crime and Terrorism

British Journal of Criminology, 2010

... They smoked, spoke openly about sex and/or used profanity, such as 'fuck honour' or... more ... They smoked, spoke openly about sex and/or used profanity, such as 'fuck honour' or 'fuck ... in 2005 (although hostilities still continue to date), has led to the re-evaluation of women's ... Results pertaining to the eight women out of the 16 who attempted suicide bombing are reported ...

Saturday, 17 July 2010

by D. Vandroux and A. Berko

Cardiovascular Research, 2010

Women in terrorism: a Palestinian feminist revolution or gender oppression?1

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Gender, Palestinian Women, and Terrorism: Women's Liberation or Oppression?

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2007

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism The Interdisciplinary Center. Hertzliya. Isr... more

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Gender, Crime and Terrorism

British Journal of Criminology, 2010