Posted on 06/11/2007 6:43:39 AM PDT by Alouette
Number of Palestinians suffering from anxiety, caused by despair over violence between Hamas and Fatah gunmen, is more than double the level from November 2005, survey published by Washington Times reveals
Ynet Published: 06.11.07, 10:00 / Israel News
Ninety-two percent of Palestinians suffer from depression-related anxiety, caused by despair over violence between Hamas and Fatah gunmen and the apparent demise of the Palestinian unity government, according to a poll published by the Washington Times on Monday morning.
Jamil Rabah, the director of Ramallah-based Near East Consulting, polled 801 Palestinians from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem for the latest survey, which has a margin of error of 3.4 percent.
The poll was taken last month, following a deadly flare-up between Hamas and Fatah gunmen that left dozens dead in Gaza and laid bare a dysfunctional unity government. The unrest cuts across region, political affiliation and social class, according to the poll findings.
"The higher the level of depression, or discontent, the higher this score comes out, the higher the social fragmentation of society," Rabah told the Washington Times.
The data constitute a jump of 15 percent compared with a poll conducted in October and more than double the level from November 2005.
"We've never (before) been a society where we've had any type of significant internal struggles," said Cairo Arafat, a psychologist and an official in the Palestinian Planning Ministry.
"Internal violence with the continuing levels of poverty and unemployment was a significant marker for many people that the situation was deteriorating further."
"There's a high level of frustration. It's getting dangerous. There isn't any value to life," said Ibrahim Habib, field-work coordinator for the Israeli chapter of Physicians for Human Rights. "A lot of people feel the (Palestinian) Authority is irrelevant."
The survey also revealed that although Palestinians realize the current Hamas-Fatah government is a failure, there's little confidence that a new election will produce a more stable result.
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Valium in the water supply.........
92% of Palestinians are so depressed they’re suicidal, (homicide bomber material)?
I have a hard time feeling any pity for these vermin.
Probably more effective if we can get it into their water (or coffee). Chill that whole area out, might do some good. Unfortunately, it does have a side-effect of making some people more suicidal than they were to start. Definitely not a good idea in that area.
Hmmm, it’s inspirational to see that continued 11th century violence doesn’t make all Muslims happy
“The other 8% are happy campers thanks to Carlton Sheets ‘Getting Rich In Real Estate’ course!
Heh, not surprising. They’ve been told all their lives that it’s the mean nasty Israelis who want them dead, only to find out that it’s actually their so-called ‘brothers’ doing the killing
What would one expect of a people who’s greatest aspiration in life is to die as a mass murderer? It’s got to suck to be them.
Why so depressed? They got the government they wanted.
I’d be depressed too if I was a pali...
It would be interesting to see how happy they are when killing Israelis.
“The other 8% are happy campers thanks to Carlton Sheets ‘Getting Rich In Real Estate’ course!”
Silly me..... thinking it was because these 8% were in the undertaking business.
58.9% of statistics are made up.
The goal should be having them all depressed, and it sounds possible....
You think they are starting to realize they are the authors of their own misery? They blame america (they are unhappy) They blame israel ( they are unhappy) they blame fatah ( they are unhappy) Maybe.... FINALLY... they have gotten to a point that says.... their is no one else to blame.
100% of Conservative Republicans Depressed.
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