The smarter bomb : women and children as suicide bombers / Anat Berko ; translated by Elizabeth Yuval.

Translation of: Ishah petsatsah.

Publication date based on afterword ©2016.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.

1. "Just As Long As the Girl Doesn't Make a Mistake" -- 2. Hamas Deputy Prime Minister: "Whoever Sends a Woman on a Terrorist Attack Is Jahil" -- 3. The Engineer: "A Virgin in Paradise Is Like a Little Girl" -- 4. Shari'a Judge: "Women Lack Two Things: Intelligence and Religion" -- 5. The Adolescent Terrorist: "You Go to Jail, You Can Study for Matriculation Exams, You Get Special Considerations If You're in Jail" -- 6. Brother and Sister, Suicide Bombers -- 7. Special Bonuses for Each and Every Shaheed -- 8. Terrorist to Her Dispatcher: "Why Did You Betray Me? You Know I Love You" -- 9. Clerics on Women in Terrorism: "What Will She Get in Paradise, a Couple of Virgins?" -- 10. Salima, Mother of Seven: "My Husband Only Thinks about Himself, I Don't Love Him" -- 11. Nawal, Palestinian Knife Wielder: "Jail in Israel Is Better Than Hell at Home" -- 12. Women under Interrogation -- 13. How to Talk to Terrorists -- 14. Arab Lawyer: "Every Woman Involved in Terrorism Is a Romantic" -- 15. Nabil, Dispatcher of Terrorists: "A Pity I Sent Her to Blow Herself Up, She Could Have Given Birth to Three Men Like Me".

"This compelling book offers a unique glimpse into the motivations of suicide bombers, especially women and children, and those who recruit and dispatch them. As a woman and a mother, Anat Berko was able to win the trust of imprisoned bombers and speak with them intimately. Entering Israel's most heavily secured cells, she met with female and adolescent would-be suicide bombers and their dispatchers, lawyers, and interrogators. The personal stories are greatly enriched by the inclusion of the sketches and letters many prisoners gave to the author. She explores vital questions surrounding the forces that lead individuals to place explosives on their bodies, kill and injure scores of civilians, and take their own lives. The answers offer a rare and candid portrayal that will be essential reading for all those wanting to understand the interior world of suicide bombers and how to communicate with terrorists."-- Amazon.com.