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Political Violence and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict

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A great deal of literature has documented that when adults and children are exposed to terrorism or war, many experience posttraumatic stress. On the other side of the coin, much research has investigated the resilience and coping behaviors of both adults and children who experience ongoing political violence. This chapter aims to provide a sampling of these studies, concentrating on the Israeli experience of this reality, on the one hand, and the Palestinian experience of it, on the other.

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Al-Krenawi, A. (2017). Political Violence and the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict. In: Building Peace Through Knowledge. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56279-7_6

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