Palestinian Women in Terrorism: a Double-Edged Sword?

Drawing on a decade of research on terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, we show how subjective "rational choices" motivate some women to engage in terrorist activism. Focusing on the motives of young women who engage in terrorism is consistent with feminist theory's insisten...

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Authors: Erez, Edna (Author) ; Laster, Kathy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 64, Issue: 5, Pages: 443-469
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