Harrison, Mark, 1949-. (2006) Bombers and bystanders in suicide attacks in Israel, 2000 to 2003. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Vol.29 (No.2). pp. 187-206. ISSN 1057-610X

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Abstract

The paper analyses the results of interaction between suicide operatives and bystanders in the course of 103 suicide attacks in Israel over a recent threeyear period. It shows that bystanders’ intervention tended to reduce the casualties arising by numbers that were both statistically and practically significant. When bystanders intervened, however, this was often at the cost of their own lives. The value of a challenge was particularly large for suicide missions associated with Hamas, but Hamas operations were also less likely to meet a challenge in the first place. These findings, while preliminary, may have implications for counter-terrorism. More systematic collection of statistical data relating to suicide incidents would be of benefit.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Suicide bombings -- Israel, Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah
Journal or Publication Title:	Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1057-610X
Date:	March 2006
Volume:	Vol.29
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 187-206
Identification Number:	10.1080/10576100500496998
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/208

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