| ID | 132359 |
| Title Proper | Introduction to the special Iissue on Lone Wolf and autonomous cell terrorism |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kaplan, Jeffrey ; Loow, Helene ; Malkki, Leena |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Lone wolf and autonomous cell violence is as old as time itself. Phineas, the biblical figure who might well be considered the archetypical Lone Wolf (Numbers 25:1-9) is credited with averting the wrath of God from the Hebrews by taking it upon himself to murder an Israelite man and a Midianite woman whose miscegenatistic coupling threatened the survival of the Hebrew people. Phineas' act was cited by the Sicarii, a radical offshoot of the 1st-century Zealots, as the inspiration for the doomed uprising against Roman rule, which ultimately led to the expulsion of the Jewish people from the Holy Land. In recent years, Phineas inspired eponymous organizations or networks in the American Racist Right and the Israeli Radical Right. 2 The "Lone Avenger" motif has appeared in every era and in virtually every culture in the world. |
| `In' analytical Note | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 26, No.1; Jan-Mar 2014: p.1-12 |
| Journal Source | Terrorism and Political Violence Vol. 26, No.1; Jan-Mar 2014: p.1-12 |
| Key Words | Lone Wolf ; Hebrew ; Holy Land ; American Racist Right ; Israeli Radical Right ; Social Media ; Israel |