Hanadi Jaradat

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{{short description|Palestinian suicide bomber}}
[[Image:Hanadi Jaradat.jpg|thumb|200px|Hanadi Jaradat]]
[[File:OrenAlmog.jpg|thumb|200px|Oren Almog, one of the victims of Jaradat, who was ten years old at time of the bombing, was blinded by the blast, lost two of his grandparents, his father, his brother and his cousin.<ref>A New Shoah: The Untold Story of Israel's Victims of Terrorism. By Giulio Meotti. p.187</ref>]]
'''Hanadi Tayseer Abdul Malek Jaradat''' ({{lang-ar|هنادي تيسير عبدالمالك جرادات}}) (September 22, 1975 – October 4, 2003), a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] terrorist from [[Jenin]], blew herself up on Saturday, October 4, 2003 in a [[suicide attack]] on [[Maxim restaurant]] in the northern [[Israel]]i city of [[Haifa]]. Twenty-one people were killed and 51 injured. Among the dead were four Israeli children, including an infant, and three Arabs.<ref>David Blair, "Revenge sparked suicide bombing". The [[Daily Telegraph]] via The [[Ottawa Citizen]], October 6, 2003: A9. Terminology as found in the article; citizenship of the "three Arabs", Israeli or otherwise, is not particularized. A complete list of deceased victims may be found at [[Maxim restaurant suicide bombing]].</ref> She was the sixth [[female suicide bomber]] of the [[Al-Aqsa Intifada]] and the second woman recruited by [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]].<ref name=autogenerated1>Arnon Regular,[http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=346913&contrassID=1&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y Profile of the Haifa suicide bomber.] October 5, 2003; www.haaretz.com.</ref>

==Bombing==
At the time of her suicide, Jaradat was a law student due to qualify as a lawyer in a few weeks. She had studied law at [[Yarmouk University]] in [[Jordan]]. Jaradat reportedly carried out the bombing in Haifa as an act of revenge after [[Israel Defense Forces]] undercover operatives in [[Jenin]] killed her cousin (Salah, 34) and her younger brother (Fadi, 25),<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3165604.stm Mid-East cycle of vengeance] by Verity Murphy, [[BBC]] News Online, October 5, 2013.</ref> both of whom were members of [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Islamic Jihad]], with her cousin being considered to be a senior member of the [[Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine|Al-Quds Brigades]] group.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Earlier, when she was 21, her fiancé had been killed by Israeli security forces. Following the killing of her cousin and brother, Jaradat went into mourning and began study of the [[Koran]] and fasting two days a week.<ref name=autogenerated2>David Blair, "Revenge sparked suicide bombing". The [[Daily Telegraph]] via The [[Ottawa Citizen]], October 6, 2003: A9.</ref>

The bomb included metal fragments packed around the explosive core, that sprayed around the restaurant, maximizing lethal effect.<ref name="toolis"/> According to Haifa police sources, the aftermath was gruesome, with some of the dead still sitting upright at their tables, while others, including children and babies, were slammed against the walls. Due to the force of the explosion, all that remained of Jaradat was her head.<ref name="toolis"/>

In response to his daughter's actions, her father Taisir said "My daughter's action reflected the anger that every Palestinian feels at the occupation. The occupation did not have mercy on my son Fadi, her brother. They killed him even though he was not a wanted person, they murdered him in cold blood before Hanadi's eyes."<ref name="Ticking bomb">Vered Levy-Barzalai, [http://www.haaretz.com/ticking-bomb-1.102712 Ticking bomb.] October 16, 2003; www.haaretz.com.</ref> He declined all condolences, instead saying that he was proud of what his daughter had done, and that "I will accept only congratulations for what she did. This was a gift she gave me, the homeland and the Palestinian people. Therefore, I am not crying for her. Even though the most precious thing has been taken from me."<ref name="Ticking bomb"/>

In reprisal for the suicide bombing, Israeli forces conducted a raid at 3:00 a.m. on October 5, 2003, during the course of which they demolished the family home of Jaradat and the houses of two of her neighbours.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

=== Victims ===
[[File:Andartamaxim.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The memorial built near the restaurant, in memory of the victims of the attack]]
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Five members of the Almog family:
* Commander (res.) Ze'ev Almog, 71, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Admiral%20-res-%20Ze-ev%20Almog Admiral (res.) Ze'ev Almog]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csubmarine.org/html/boats/turpin.html|title=HM Submarine Turpin|publisher=Submarines: Chatham Built|accessdate=September 28, 2011}}</ref> 
* Ruth Almog, 70, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Ruth%20Almog Ruth Almog]</ref>
* Moshe Almog, 43, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Moshe%20Almog Moshe Almog]</ref>
* Tomer Almog, 9, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Tomer%20Almog Tomer Almog]</ref>
* Assaf Staier, 11, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Assaf%20Staier Assaf Staier]</ref>

Five members of the Zer-Aviv family:
* Brurua Zer-Aviv, 59, of Kibbutz Yagur<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Bruria%20Zer-Aviv Bruria Zer-Aviv]</ref>
* Bezalel Zer-Aviv, 30, of Kibbutz Yagur<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Bezalel%20Zer-Aviv Bezalel Zer-Aviv]</ref>
* Keren Zer-Aviv, 29, of Kibbutz Yagur<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Keren%20Zer-Aviv Keren Zer-Aviv]</ref>
* Liran Zer-Aviv, 4, of Kibbutz Yagur<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Liran%20Zer-Aviv Liran Zer-Aviv]</ref>
* Noya Zer-Aviv, 1, of Kibbutz Yagur<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Noya%20Zer-Aviv Noya Zer-Aviv]</ref>
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Others:
* Nir Regev, 25, of Nahariya<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Nir%20Regev Nir Regev]</ref>
* Zvi Bahat, 35, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Zvi%20Bahat Zvi Bahat]</ref>
* Mark Biano, 29, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Mark%20Biano Mark Biano]</ref>
* Naomi Biano, 25, of Haifa<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Naomi%20Biano Naomi Biano]</ref>
* Hana Francis, 39, of Fassuta, head waiter.<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Hana%20Francis Hana Francis]</ref>
* Sharbal Matar, 23, of Fassuta, waiter<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Sharbal%20Matar Sharbal Matar]</ref>
* Mutanus Karkabi, 31, of Haifa, security guard<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Mutanus%20Karkabi Mutanus Karkabi]</ref>
* Osama Najar, 28, of Haifa, cook<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-%20Obstacle%20to%20Peace/Memorial/2003/Osama%20Najar Osama Najar]</ref>
* Irena Sofrin, 38, of Kiryat Bialik<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/Irena%20Sofrin Irena Sofrin]</ref>
* Lydia Zilberstein, 56, of Haifa, died of her injuries on October 9<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-%20Obstacle%20to%20Peace/Memorial/2003/Lydia%20Zilberstein Lydia Zilberstein]</ref>
* George Matar, 58, of Haifa, died of his injuries on October 15<ref>[http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2003/George%20Matar George Matar]</ref>
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==Honors and awards==
Jaradat was proclaimed by the Islamic Jihad as the "Bride of Haifa" to honor her "marriage to the soil of her homeland", an honor previously reserved only to men.<ref>Psycho-political aspects of suicide warriors, terrorism, and martyrdom. Jamshid A. Marvasti. 2008. p. 274</ref><ref>Yoram Schweitzer (ed.), Female Suicide Bombers: Dying for Equality? . The Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies (JCSS). August 2006. p.20</ref><ref>Gail Corrington Streete. Redeemed bodies: women martyrs in early Christianity. p. 120</ref><ref>Brides of Palestine/Angels of Death: Media, Gender, and Performance in the Case of the Palestinian Female Suicide Bombers. Dorit Naaman. Signs Vol. 32, No. 4, War and Terror I: Raced‐Gendered Logics and Effects in Conflict Zones. The University of Chicago Press. {{doi|10.1086/512624}}</ref> Within several days of the bombing, trophy cards with her picture, labelled "Hanadi the Bride of Haifa", were being handed out in Gaza.<ref name="toolis">[https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-150390746 Cult of the FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER]. The Sunday Times Magazine (Perth, W. Australia). By KEVIN TOOLIS, pp 12-15, September 10, 2006</ref>

In 2005, the Palestinian daily ''[[Al-Ayyam (Ramallah)|Al-Ayyam]]'' published a special supplement entitled "What Did Hanadi Say", consisting of poems honoring Jaradat and calling for [[Jihad]].<ref>Al-Ayyam, August 22, 2005. As cited by "PA Ministry of Culture Glorifies Murderer of 29", [http://www.worldsecuritynetwork.com/ World Security Network], Aug 23, 2005</ref>

In October 2012, the [[Arab Lawyers Union]] presented their top award to Hanadi Jaradat, and sent a delegation to her family to present them with the award. Ayman Abu Eisheh, who is a member of the Palestine Committee at the Arab Lawyers Union, explained that the ALU were proud of Jaradat, and that her suicide bombing was "in defense of Palestine and the Arab nation."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=287669 | title=Arab Lawyers Union honors Palestinian suicide bomber | publisher=The Jerusalem Post | date=October 13, 2012 | accessdate=October 21, 2012 | author=Abu Toameh, Khaled}}</ref><ref>[http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/10/18/3109676/arab-lawyers-union-honors-female-palestinian-suicide-bomber Union of Arab lawyers honors female Palestinian suicide bomber] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130415055737/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/10/18/3109676/arab-lawyers-union-honors-female-palestinian-suicide-bomber |date=2013-04-15 }}, ''[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]'' (JTA), October 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/10/18/arab-lawyers-union-honors-terrorist-who-killed-21-israelis-in-haifa/ Arab Lawyers Union Honors Terrorist who Killed 21 Israelis in Haifa], ''[[Algemeiner Journal]]'', October 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=157&doc_id=7625 Suicide terrorist who killed 21 receives "highest honor" from Palestine Committee of Arab Lawyers Union] by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik, ''[[Palestinian Media Watch]]'', October 18, 2012.</ref>

==Snow White and The Madness of Truth==
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Jaradat was the subject of [[Snow White and The Madness of Truth]], a controversial item of [[installation art]] by [[Sweden|Swedish]], [[Israel]]i-born composer and musician [[Dror Feiler]], and his Swedish wife, artist [[Gunilla Sköld-Feiler]].

The installation consisted of a portrait of Hanadi Jaradat floating on a small white boat named "Snövit" ("[[Snow White]]") in a long pool of blood red water. This tableau was accompanied by written text on nearby walls and the sound of [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach's]] Cantata 199, ''[[Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut]]'', [[BWV 199]] (English: ''My heart swims in blood''). Translated into English, Cantata 199 begins, "''My heart swims in blood / because the brood of my sins / in God's holy eyes / makes me into a monster''".

The artwork became the centre of controversy when the Israeli ambassador to Sweden, [[Zvi Mazel]], vandalized the installation. After pushing some lightstands into the pool, causing a short-circuit and disabling the light, Mazel told Feiler that "This is not a work of art. This is an expression of hatred for the Israeli people. This has glorified suicide bombers". Further he said to the press that the piece constituted a "complete legitimization of genocide, the murder of innocent people, innocent civilians, under the guise of culture". Feiler rejected charges that their intention was to glorify suicide bombers and accused Mazel of "practicing censorship". He said the installation was made to "call attention to how weak people left alone can be capable of horrible things".<ref name=CNN>[http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/01/18/israel.sweden/ "Sharon backs envoy's art attack"] ''CNN'' January 19, 2004</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/18/international/middleeast/18MIDE.html "Israel Diplomat Defends Attack On Bomber Art In Stockholm"] ''New York Times''</ref><ref name="SvD">[http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/israelisk-attack-mot-konstverk_121349.svd "Israelisk attack mot konstverk"] ''Svenska Dagbladet''</ref> Following the incident, Mazel was unrepentant, and said: "I was standing before an exhibit calling for genocide, praising the genocide of me, you, my brothers and sisters."<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/1452095/Envoy-who-damaged-art-work-is-praised.html Envoy who damaged art work is praised]. The Telegraph, 19 Jan 2004</ref>

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