Posted on 05/17/2006 3:11:31 PM PDT by Alouette
New study shows most Palestinian youngsters exposed to terror report of post traumatic symptoms, compared to only 25 percent of Israeli children
Most Palestinian children who have been exposed to trauma (72.8 percent) report of post traumatic symptoms, a new study on violence and its effects in Israel revealed. Meanwhile, Israeli children are less prone to suffer from post traumatic stress: Only 25 percent of Israeli kids that have experienced terror attacks reported of post traumatic effects in different levels.
The study, which has been conducted by Prof. Alean al-Krenawi of the Department of Social Work at the Ben Gurion University in Be'er Sheva, was presented for the first time Wednesday at a conference on "Coping with Violence in Israeli Society" held in Eilat
Al-Krenawi's study included 1,000 Israeli children, half of them Arabs, and 1,000 Palestinian children, half from the Gaza Strip and half from the West Bank.
The research compared between the feelings and reactions of Israeli and Palestinian youngsters to violent incidents they have experienced. Prof. al-Krenawi attributed the differences in distress rates to the fact Palestinian kids reside in a war zone and are therefore at greater risk of developing depression disorders.
The researcher also stated that the impact of terror on both sides is expressed through a rise in mental problems and post traumatic symptoms.
'Ideologists suffer less'
"Palestinian children and adolescents in the West Bank and Gaza report of more serious mental states, and of more severe violence at schools," al-Krenawi said, stressing that the study also focused on Israeli kids in settlements, in Gush Katif prior to the disengagement and "in areas where there is daily and direct contact with Palestinians."
According to al-Krenawi, Palestinian children in Gaza are worse off than their counterparts in the West Bank in terms of response to trauma, due to the closure imposed on Strip, the political violence in the streets and the hunger they have been experiencing.
The study also showed that settler youngsters were less prone to suffer from trauma than other Israeli children, despite the daily encounter with violence and terror.
"People live in settlements because of ideology. The mental damage and the effect violence has on them are less significant then with secular children. The increase in the exposure of Israeli kids to political difficulties brought to a rise in the distress levels of youngsters that are less ideologist, but not in the case of those who have a strong ideological belief," al-Krenawi explained.
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Geez, it's the Jews fault again!
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3252243,00.html
"Terror-related trauma: Palestinian kids suffer more"
"New study shows most Palestinian youngsters exposed to terror report of post traumatic symptoms, compared to only 25 percent of Israeli children"
Moran Zelikovich
It doesn't look as if the "culture of death" is a particularly happy or healthy place to be!
Translation: Palestinian children in Gaza live in an area that Israelis have abandoned and thus they are really in the toilet. The West Bank still enjoys some semblance of security that Palestinians alone are woefully inept at providing.
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 1111: Palestinian Legislative Council Member 'Umm Nidal' on Saudi Iqra TV: A Muslim Mother Should Raise Her Children for Jihad Interviewer Iqra TV Director-General Critical of Arab TV Channels That Don't Support Martyrdom Operations" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The following are excerpts from an interview with Palestinian Legislative Council member "Umm Nidal" Farhat, aired on Saudi Iqra TV, on February 19, 2006. TO VIEW THIS CLIP, VISIT: http://www.memritv.org/search.asp?ACT=S9&P1=1066" (March 10, 2006)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "CONVERTS TO TERROR" by Daniel Pipes (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Islamist terror organizations particularly prize converts. They know the local culture and blend in.") (December 6, 2005)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series No. 1032: "REFORMIST SAUDI AUTHOR: RELIGIOUS CASSETTES ADVOCATED JIHAD BY EMPHASIZING MARTYR'S SEXUAL REWARDS" (November 23, 2005)
CORRIERE.IT/english: Turin - "TURIN IMAM DEPORTED -- "HE'S DANGEROUS" Accused of praising Bin Laden. Como-based Tunisian activist also expelled." (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The ten children taking part in the ring-o'-roses protest beneath the market clock in Porta Palazzo were all wearing suicide bomber belts. The year was 1997, and that was the first time Bouriqi Bouchta, whose idea it was, attracted Italy’s attention.") (September 7, 2005)
MEMRITV.org/Transcript - Video Clip No. 838 - 8/31/2005: " 8/31/2005 Clip No. 838: "Sheik of Al-Azhar Muhammad Tantawi Explains on Al-Hurra TV When a Suicide Bomber Becomes a Martyr and When He Is Not" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from an interview with Sheik of Al-Azhar Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, which aired on Al-Hurra TV on August 31, 2005")
MEMRI TV.org - Clip No. 843 - Transcript: "SAUDI IQRA TV RAISES MONEY FOR PALESTINIAN INTIFADA" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "Caption: The Saudi committee for support of the Al-Quds Intifada. Account number 98, a joint account in all Saudi banks.") (August 29, 2005)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 909: "BAHRAINI AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST: THE PROPONENTS OF THE SUICIDE IDEOLOGY HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In an article that appeared in the Saudi daily Al-Yawm, titled "The Globalization of Islamic Suicide" author and journalist Sawsan Al-Sha'er wrote that the extremist Islamist groups are taking advantage of global communications to recruit suicide bombers, and predicted the spread of the suicide bomber phenomenon to Britain as well.") (May 17, 2005)
MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Report - No.32: "MEMRI TV Project Special Report: Arab and Iranian TV Clips in Support of Suicide Bombing" (September 1, 2004)
JIHAD WATCH.org: "RATIONAL, EDUCATED AND PROSPEROUS: JUST YOUR AVERAGE SUICIDE BOMBER" (May 15, 2004)
SAAG.org - SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS GROUP: "SUICIDE & SUICIDAL TERRORISM" by B. Raman (March 12, 2004)
JIHAD WATCH.org (HAARETZ): "10 SUICIDE BOMBINGS FOILED OVER PASSOVER HOLIDAY" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "One of two Tanzim activists caught at the end of March told interrogators the group that sent them had planned a series of other attacks, including one with a device to which blood infected with AIDS would be attached.") (April 13, 2004)FrontPageMagazine.com: "AFFLUENT GENOCIDE" by Robert Spencer (October 14, 2003)
NEW SCIENTIST.com: "SUICIDE BOMBERS MAY SPREAD DISEASE" (July 24, 2002)
WTVT.com - FOX13 Investigative: "JIHAD FOR KIDS" (February 4, 2002)
Not surprisng considering all the hatred towards Jews that palestinian children are force-fed in school, or the "you'll never amount to anything unless you blow yourself up" messages they receive. No wonder they're all depressed.
Perhaps we should provide palestinians with some real aid -- all the free Prozac they can eat.
Prozac will not be strong enough for what ails them - maybe put all the Palestinians on some serious anti-psychotic medications and see if that helps........
You're probably right. Some industrial strength thorazine dumped straight into their water supply ought to do the trick.
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