Terror in the Holy Land: Inside the Anguish of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275990411)

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.

Author: Judy Kuriansky
ISBN-10: 0275990419
ISBN-13: 9780275990411
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.54w x 1.09d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2007 pg. 54