Honor & Tactics
¿Why does the Palestinian suicide bombers blowthemselves? (BTW im not palestinian, just explaining why)
1. Tactics: The israeli army has F-16 Planes, Tanks, Helicopters, Machineguns, Missiles, Spies, Torture Camps, Superb training etc etc. Palestinians only have Kalashnikov rifles, M-16 rifles and homemade pipe bombs. Since in the middle east there is no landscape or weather for guerrila tactics the only solution they have is terrorism. And since the Israeli Soldiers are well trained (OUR TAXES TRAIN THEM) they only have a few seconds to detonate. Is easier to blow himself and escape suffering from their wrecked villages.
2. Honor: Since 1948 the arabs had only won 1 war of the 6 arab-israeli war. Shame is a very important feeling in the middle east and its better to die with honor than dying like a coward (i believe that too).
I think that are the 2 most important reasons. And faboulous999, not just anybody his a suicide bomber....YOU NEED SOME GIGANTIC BALLS TO DO IT.