Kopf, Shula,

Terror on the Couch. Shula Kopf. - Jerusalem Post (International), 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 32, Health, 1522-323X; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Terror on the Couch, July 4, 2003; pp. 18-19.

"A new study on the psychology of Palestinians who recruit others for suicide missions reveals a bipolar morality--violent monsters on the one hand, and gentle family men on the other." (JERUSALEM POST) This article examines the psychology of suicide bombers and reveals "there is an impregnable barrier between the two worlds that enabled them, on the one hand, to be good family men, and at the same time send human bombs to blow up Israeli civilians."

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Arab-Israeli conflict
Crime--Religious aspects
Criminal behavior--Prediction of
Criminal psychology
Moral conditions
Palestinian Arabs--Attitudes
Suicidal behavior
Suicide--Religious aspects
Suicide bombings
Terrorism--Prevention
Terrorists
Violence--Middle East

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