By Judy Kuriansky
Israelis and Palestinians were stuck in what turns out a eternally warfare with regimen terror within the promised land for greater than a hundred years. This booklet is the 1st to compile observation and anguished own insights from humans on each side of the conflict. Readers get a private glance at—and a clearer, extra nuanced figuring out of—the mental trauma that's universal for males, ladies and kids there. Psychologists within the areas, in addition to students from throughout disciplines, inform their own tales, interwoven with educational reflections on vital concerns fueling the clash similar to humiliation, revenge, hate, and the necessity for a place of origin and identity.Readers are introduced face-to-face with debatable matters, just like the mental effect of Israel's Separation Wall, and distinctive views, together with the tales of 8 Palestinian girl martyrs, the insights of a tender scholar supporting to avoid wasting blasted our bodies after the bombing of a bus, the compassion of a Jewish health care provider treating suicide bombers, the contemplating a Jidhadist lady raised to hate Jews yet now operating for peace with Israelis, and a physician bringing jointly Palestinians and Israelis utilizing meditation to discover peace.
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In a study of Palestinian political prisoners, about 8 out of 10 were exposed to sensory deprivation (such as blindfolding), constant loud noise, and physical abuse. Other psychological maltreatment included sleep deprivation, exposure to bright lights, extreme hot or extreme cold, witnessing torture, threats to relatives, and being forced to stand naked (El Sarraj, Punamaki, Suhaile, & Summerfield, 1996). The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among former prisoners was 40 percent and higher among those who were injured during the Intifada (Khamis, 1993).
Her video was played on the Arab satellite station, after al-Aqsa claimed responsibility for the bombing. Apparently, her father did not agree with his daughter’s deed and asked, “What good will it do? It’s against the will of the family” (Greenberg, 2002). Her mother’s only comment refers to Darin as a daughter of Palestine. On January 9, 2003, nearly a year after her suicide mission, Israeli defense forces demolished the house of the Eisheh family. Ayat al-Akhras Ayat al-Akhras was born in Dheisheh refugee camp, one of the largest and most densely populated camps in the West Bank.