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Investigating the Psychological Profile of the Palestinian “Lone Wolf” Terrorist: Preliminary Findings

May 29, 2017 | Dr. Irwin J. Mansdorf

Are there behavioral differences between refugee camp residents and residents of other villages?

Hiding Jewish Children during World War II: The Psychological Aftermath

March 1, 2007 | Dr. Bloeme Evers-Emden

Jewish children were hidden in the Netherlands from 1942-1945 to save them from Nazi deportation. After the war the few surviving Jewish parents, deeply traumatized, began the difficult search for their children. The children’s return home involved many psychological problems both for themselves and for the parents. Often the hidden children had had to change addresses several times, leading them to “turn off their feelings” so as not to be overwhelmed by grief. After the war many of them could

Hatred of the Jews as a Psychological Phenomenon in Palestinian Society

October 1, 2006 | Daphne Burdman

Palestinian hatred of the Jews emanates from three principal sociohistorical sources: (1) Koranic and Hadith injunctions; (2) extremist Islamic militancy; and (3) the highly successful indoctrination and incitement of children established by the Palestinian Authority under Yasser Arafat. The evolution of this hatred is related to psychological processes arising from Arab childrearing practices. An authoritarian upbringing, particularly when severely punitive, is associated with personality char

Collective Psychological Processes in Anti-Semitism

March 21, 2006 | Dr. Avner Falk