caa a22 4500 467898723 CHVBK 20180406152811.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10708-006-9034-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10708-006-9034-z The geography of suicide terrorism in Israel [Elektronische Daten] [Nurit Kliot, Igal Charney] Palestinian suicide terrorism has been a key feature in the latest phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. During the past decade, and particularly since September 2000, there has been a substantial increase in the use of this type of warfare. Recent studies suggest that, contrary to common belief, suicide terrorism is highly rational and driven by strategic considerations. This article explores the rationality of Palestinian suicide terrorism from a geographical perspective. It is argued that suicide terrorism works along two parallel paths: rationality and randomness. It complies with geographical fundamentals, and target selection is highly rational, subject to spatial considerations such as distance, agglomeration, and accessibility. As the permeability to Israel became more difficult, suicide bombers and their organizers had to adopt more flexible practices which emphasized other spatial considerations. Timing is of importance both for strategic and tactical reasoning. Obstructing negotiations and peace talks has been a salient objective, but the exact timing of suicide bombings has been influenced by tactical considerations, which aim at maximizing casualties. Springer Science + Business Media B.V., 2006 Suicide terrorism nationallicence Terror and rationality nationallicence Randomness of terrorism nationallicence Timing of terror attacks nationallicence Kliot Nurit Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel aut Charney Igal Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel aut GeoJournal Springer Netherlands 66/4(2006-08-01), 353-373 0343-2521 66:4<353 2006 66 10708 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-9034-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-006-9034-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kliot Nurit Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Charney Igal Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, 31905, Haifa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- GeoJournal Springer Netherlands 66/4(2006-08-01), 353-373 0343-2521 66:4<353 2006 66 10708 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer