Terror in the Holy Land: Inside the Anguish of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Contemporary Psychology (Hardcover))

Israelis and Palestinians have been caught in what seems a forever war with routine terror in the promised land for more than 100 years. This book is the first to bring together commentary and anguished personal insights from people on both sides of the battle. Readers get a personal look at—and a clearer, more nuanced understanding of—the psychological trauma that is common for men, women and children there. Psychologists in the regions, as well as scholars from across disciplines, tell their personal stories, interwoven with academic reflections on important issues fueling the conflict such as humiliation, revenge, hate, and the need for a homeland and identity. Readers are brought face-to-face with controversial issues, like the psychological impact of Israel's Separation Wall, and unique perspectives, including the stories of eight Palestinian female martyrs, the insights of a young student helping to save blasted bodies after the bombing of a bus, the compassion of a Jewish doctor treating suicide bombers, the thinking of a Jidhadist woman raised to hate Jews but now working for peace with Israelis, and a doctor bringing together Palestinians and Israelis using meditation to find peace. Contents......Page 6 Foreword by Chris E. Stout......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Introduction by Judy Kuriansky......Page 14 PART I TIMES OF TERROR: ANGUISH ON BOTH SIDES......Page 18 chapter 1 Homeland, Helplessness, Hate, and Heroes: Psychosocial Dynamics in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict......Page 20 chapter 2 Girls Interrupted: The Making of Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers......Page 30 chapter 3 Coming of Age in Times of Terrorism......Page 42 chapter 4 Raised for Jihad: A Shahid’s Daughter Speaks Out......Page 44 chapter 5 The Mental Health Situation for Palestinians......Page 48 chapter 6 Coping with Terror: Lessons from Israel......Page 60 chapter 7 A Bomb on the Bus......Page 66 chapter 8 Cries for Help: A Palestinian Social Worker’s Story......Page 70 chapter 9 Lost Paradise: Trauma and Martyrdom in Palestinian Families......Page 76 chapter 10 Terror in Jerusalem: Israelis Coping with “Emergency Routine” in Daily Life......Page 84 chapter 11 The Impact of Israel’s Separation Wall on Palestinian Mental Health......Page 92 chapter 12 Israelis and Palestinians Speak Out about Violence and Peace: Public Opinion Polls, 2000–2006......Page 96 chapter 13 Terror at Home and Abroad: Israeli Reactions to International Incidents of Violence......Page 102 PART II PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES IN THE CONFLICT......Page 114 chapter 14 Humiliation or Dignity in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict......Page 116 chapter 15 Breaking the Cycle of Revenge in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict......Page 124 chapter 16 Obstacles to Asymmetry: Personal and Professional Lessons in Israeli-Palestinian Crisis and Reconciliation......Page 134 chapter 17 Collective Identity Terror in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Potential Solutions......Page 142 chapter 18 In Search of My Identity: The Value of Humor about the Arab-Israeli Conflict......Page 148 chapter 19 Caught in the Middle: Identity Conflicts of Arab Adolescents in Israel......Page 152 PART III WOMEN AND CHILDREN CAUGHT IN THE CONFLICT......Page 158 chapter 20 Anguish of Israeli Women against the Backdrop of the Intifada......Page 160 chapter 21 The Effect of Conflict and Militarization on Palestinian Women......Page 170 chapter 22 The Emotional Impact of the Intifada on Palestinian Youth: Implications for Finding the Path to Peace......Page 178 chapter 23 Feeling Safe: An Israeli Intervention Program for Helping Children Cope with Exposure to Political Violence and Terrorism......Page 190 chapter 24 Dealing with Demonization of the “Other” in the Middle East by Metaphoric Tools to Transform Foe to Friend......Page 200 PART IV THERAPEUTIC AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR UNDERSTANDING, COPING, AND RECONCILIATION......Page 208 chapter 25 Awaiting the Wounded: A Doctor’s Story......Page 210 chapter 26 Challenges of a Young Palestinian Clinician during the Second Intifada......Page 214 chapter 27 Healing the Wounds of War in Gaza and Israel: A Mind-Body Approach......Page 220 chapter 28 Inshallah, Family, Gender Roles, and Other Issues Affecting Mental Health and Therapy for Palestinian Arab Israelis......Page 234 chapter 29 Ordinary Madness of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict......Page 246 chapter 30 Making Paper Flowers Bloom: Coping Strategies to Survive the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict......Page 256 chapter 31 Weathering the “Perfect Storm”: Moving beyond Intractability of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict......Page 266 Afterword......Page 276 Index......Page 280 About the Series Editor and Advisory Board......Page 288 About the Editor......Page 290 About the Contributors......Page 292 Introduction by Dr. Judy Kuriansky Times of terror : anguish on both side Homeland, helplessness, hate and heroes : psychosocial dynamics in the Israeli Palestinian conflict / Julia DiGangi Girls interrupted : the making of female Palestinian suicide bombers / Katherine Vanderkaay Coming of age in times in terrorism / Barbara Sofer Raised for Jihad : a Shahid's daughter speaks out / Nonie Darwish The mental health situation for Palestinians today / Abdel Hamid Afana Coping with terror : lessons from Israel / Danny Brom A bomb on the bus / Yonah Dovid Bardos Cries for help : a Palestinian social worker's story / Nahida AlArja Lost paradise : trauma and martyrdom in pale Dr. Inian families / Elia Awwad Terror in Jerusalem : Israelis coping with emergency routine in daily life / Ruth Pat-Horencyk The impact of Israel's wall on Palestinian mental health / Nisreen Boushieh Israelis and Palestinians speak out about violence and peace : public opinion polls 2000-2006 / Vani Murugesan Terror at home and abroad : Israeli reactions to international incidents of violence / Judy Kuriansky, Lisa Bagenstose, Michele Hirsch, Avi Burstein and Yahel Tsaidi Psychosocial issues in the conflict Humiliation or dignity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Evelin Gerda Lindner, Neil Ryan Walsh, and Judy Kuriansky Breaking the cycle of revenge in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Gary Reiss Obstacles to asymmetry : personal and professional lessons in Israeli-Palestinian crisis and reconciliation / Isaac Mendelsohn Collective identity terror in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and potential solutions / Ibrahim Kira In search of my identity : the value of humor about the arab israeli conflict / Ray Hanania Caught in the middle : identity conflicts in Arab adolescents in Israel / Salman Elbedour, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Aref Abu-Rabia, Persephone Brown, and Qun G. Jiao Women and children caught in the conflict Anguish of Israeli women against the backdrop of the Intifada / Joyce Brenner The effect of conflict and militarization on Palestinian women / Amal Abusrour The emotional impact of the Intifada on Palestinian youth : implications for finding the path to peace / Jeff Victoroff Feeling safe : an israeli intervention program for helping children cope with exposure to political violence and terrorism / Michelle Slone and Anat Shoshani Demonization of the other and tools to transform foe to friend / Ofra Ayalon Therapeutic and educational efforts for understanding, coping, and reconciliation Awaiting the wounded : a doctor's story / Avraham Rivkin Challenges of a young Palestinian clinician during the Intifada / Roney Srour Healing the wounds of war in Gaza and Israel : a mind-body approach / James S. Gordon Inshallah, family, gender roles and other issues affecting mental health and therapy for palestinian Arab-Israelis / Alean Al-Krenawi and John Graham Ordinary madness of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Jerry T. Lawler Making paper flowers bloom : coping strategies to survive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Judy Kuriansky Weathering the perfect storm : moving beyond intractability of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict / Heidi Burgess and Guy Burgess

Israelis and Palestinians have been caught in what seems a forever war with routine terror in the promised land for more than 100 years. This book is the first to bring together commentary and anguished personal insights from people on both sides of the battle. Readers get a personal look at—and a clearer, more nuanced understanding of—the psychological trauma that is common for men, women and children there. Psychologists in the regions, as well as scholars from across disciplines, tell their personal stories, interwoven with academic reflections on important issues fueling the conflict such as humiliation, revenge, hate, and the need for a homeland and identity.

Readers are brought face-to-face with controversial issues, like the psychological impact of Israel's Separation Wall, and unique perspectives, including the stories of eight Palestinian female martyrs, the insights of a young student helping to save blasted bodies after the bombing of a bus, the compassion of a Jewish doctor treating suicide bombers, the thinking of a Jidhadist woman raised to hate Jews but now working for peace with Israelis, and a doctor bringing together Palestinians and Israelis using meditation to find peace.

Israelis and Palestinians have been caught in what seems a 'forever war' with routine terror in the Holy Land. This book brings together commentary and personal insights from people on both sides of the battle. It offers reflections on issues such as - humiliation, revenge, hate and the need for a homeland as well as identity.