Gender, Crime and Terrorism: The Case of Arab/Palestinian Women in Israel

Berko, Anat; Erez, Edna; Globokar, Julie L.

doi:10.1093/bjc/azq013

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“…Forst (2008) points out that violent terrorism (e.g., detonating bombs) may require less upper-body strength than many ordinary violent crimes (e.g., mugging). Women also may have a strategic advantage in that they can get close to targets without receiving the same level of scrutiny as men (Berko, Erez, & Globokar, 2010).…”

Section: Part 3: Individual Risk Factors For Terrorism: the Evidencementioning

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The individual risk assessment of terrorism.

Monahan¹

2012

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Section: Part 3: Individual Risk Factors For Terrorism: the Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

The individual risk assessment of terrorism.

Monahan¹

2012

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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“…Although imprisoned Palestinian women convicted of terrorism-related offenses have a higher status than their sisters convicted of common crimes (Berko, Erez, & Globokar, 2010), they do not receive the respect and status accorded to their Palestinian male counterparts. An imprisoned female terrorist is an embarrassment to her family.…”

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Palestinian Women in Terrorism: A Double-Edged Sword?

Erez

Laster

2019

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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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 insistence on women’s agency—even at the extremes. In addition to the well-established motivations for terrorism reported in the literature, interviews with young women involved in terrorism reveal mixed personal motives for their gender-defying choices, including thrill-seeking and some conscious rebellion. However, we contend that women’s subjective rationale for participation in such violent behavior needs to be contextualized. A cost–benefit approach, we maintain, highlights the strategic considerations supporting the deployment of women as combatants by Palestinian terrorist organizations. We argue that the inclusion of women in terrorist activism in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict exposes a major fault line in attitudes to the role and proper place of women in what remains largely a patriarchal culture. This social ambivalence accounts for why, on all measures, women fare worse than their male counterparts. The implications of the findings for feminist research as well as policy are discussed.

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“…56 The Jihad Jane's "masculine femininity" is closely tied to Palestinian female suicide bombers who develop the trait of "Arab masculinity" that is defined as "constant vigilance and willingness to defend honor, kin and community from external aggression and to uphold and protect cultural definitions of gender-specific propriety." 57 For these Palestinian women, they embraced "Arab masculinity" in relations to their Arab leaders against Palestinian resistance. 58 This cross-cultural development of sexuality is also noted in the case of the Jihad Jane: her coconspirators are weak, and they desire what the Jihad Jane has.…”

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Kashmir is world famous for the cultivation of rich and quality saffron (Crocus sativus) and is one of the major saffron producing areas of the world. However, there has been decline in the production of saffron over the years and the current study is aimed at studying factors which has negative impact on the production and cultivation of saffron (Crocus sativus) in Kashmir. To examine the factors which has negative influence on the declining of saffron industry in Kashmir, the current study used descriptive qualitative research design to answer this research question. The researchers identified the three major saffron producing villages (Dusso, Chandhara and Lethpora) wherein major and experienced 36 saffron growers were selected using purposive sampling technique the data of the growers was retrieved from the records of Revenue and Agriculture Departments. Key-Informant interview schedule was used during the interviews which was developed and validated by two independent experts working in agriculture field. Thematic analysis was carried and colour coding of the statements were done for the themes by the researchers which were reviewed by two supervisors. The findings of the study indicate that there are various factors which are responsible for the declining of the saffron industry in Kashmir. The findings suggest that climate changes, irrigation facilities, marketing, awareness and training about cultivation, availability of unexperienced labour force, illegal construction on saffron land, clandestine of cheap saffron, adulteration, and non-availability of good quality saffron corms were the major factors found in the study responsible for declining of saffron cultivation in Kashmir and the conversion of saffron land into commercial purposes. The study has implication for the future research focusing on the factors and coming up with grower friendly interventions to protect this cash crop from declining.

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Gender, Crime and Terrorism: The Case of Arab/Palestinian Women in Israel

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

The individual risk assessment of terrorism.

The individual risk assessment of terrorism.

Palestinian Women in Terrorism: A Double-Edged Sword?

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