Applying honor/shame to the metal detector fiasco

Once again, Palestinians are behaving irrationally. Once again, no one knows what to make of it. And once again, once you apply the honor/shame construct, it all makes perfect sense. Abbas didn't want to see the terror attack on the Israeli policemen. But he is bound by the social rules of his society, and once the events were set in motion, he has no choice but to act...

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