The Washington Times reports:
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian mother of two small children, who killed four Israelis by blowing herself up at a border crossing, carried out the suicide bombing to atone for having committed adultery.
The attack last week marked the first time the militant group Hamas had used a female bomber, part of an evolving belief that women who are disgraced by sexual activity outside marriage can “purify” themselves by becoming “martyrs,” Israeli security officials said.
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The Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot first reported that the woman was compelled to carry out the attack as atonement for betraying her husband with another man.According to the report, based on Israeli military sources, Raiyshi’s husband is a Hamas operative who urged her to carry out the suicide mission.
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It is not uncommon for Palestinian women accused of adultery, or of having sex before marriage, to be killed by their families trying to rid themselves of perceived disgrace.
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After the bombing, Raiyshi’s family refused to speak to reporters, a rarity in these cases, and did not set up a mourning tent for her.
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She left behind an 18-month-old daughter and three-year-old son, about whom she said in the video of herself just before her death, “Only God knew how much I loved them.”
According to these two reports, there is now a debate amongst Palestinians ‘focused on the militants’ choice of recruits’. (Hat tip: Sophie Masson.)