Abstract
Scholars have expressed doubts about the ability of counterterrorism to cope with suicide bombings, resulting in tit-for-tat or loop-like and repetitive violence and counter-violence without meaningful, let alone decisive results for the stronger side. Such skepticism may explain why so much of the recent literature on terrorism and insurgency is focused on the factors motivating the challenger rather than upon the insurgent's capabilities. This article demonstrates the extent to which Israeli offensive measures have reduced considerably the impact of Palestinian violence on the Israeli protagonist corroborating research that counterterrorism should adopt an offensive escalating strategy against the insurgent.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 843-869 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author would like to thank Jonathan Fox, Efraim Inbar, Stuart Cohen and the anonymous reviewer for their comments and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan University, Israel, for funding the project.
Funding
The author would like to thank Jonathan Fox, Efraim Inbar, Stuart Cohen and the anonymous reviewer for their comments and the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA), Bar-Ilan University, Israel, for funding the project.
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Bar-Ilan University, Israel | |
| Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies |
Keywords
- Israel
- Suicide-bombings
- Terrorism
