April 2002 A look at the Palestinian suicide bombers.
Strapped
with explosives, Izzedine Masri left his affluent home near Jenin to
blow himself up in Jerusalem
-- killing 15 Israeli civilians. It's not
too hard to find others who want to follow his example."
Many young men
seek this martyrdom because it's accepted by God and has no judgement",
says one young man. Israel's attempts to hit back harder have only
served to deepen resistance and unite the Palestinian factions.
"Fatah,
Al-Kassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad are united, and have pledged to
avenge the martyrs blood,"
yells one hooded gunmen at a Hamas rally. But
much of the popular anger is reserved for the Palestinians who betray
the cause and work with the Israeli secret service -- the Shin Bet.
"The
state of Israel could not have existed and would not be able to exist
without these collaborators,"
says Rami Barhm. Secret video footage
shows the gruesome execution of a Hamas collaborator. The information he
provided to the Shin Bet led to the death of two of his colleagues.
Senior Shin Bet officer, Moshe Kuperburg was in charge of recruiting
Palestinian agents and collaborators.
"Intelligence is the most
important thing because it feeds the military and the government."
He
claims they have Palestinian spies in the senior leadership of every
Palestinian faction. Rare pictures from the security service's own
website show agents working undercover, immersing themselves in
Palestinian communities. However, there is widespread criticism of their
recruitment methods.
"Israel pressure Palestinians to collaborate, both
in torture and interrrogations,"
comments Jessica Montell, of human
rights group B'Tselem.
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