The Psychological Divide That Threatens Peace in Gaza The key roadblock to peace may lie in each side’s understanding of why the other engages in violence We asked Israelis and Palestinians why people from their group supported violence during the war, and why people from the other side supported violence We found a profound asymmetry in both populations
SPSSI | Psychologists Response to the Violence in Gaza Humanitarian aid and psychosocial support are critical in times of escalated violence, as it is currently in Gaza where we have been witnessing long-standing forced starvation of civilian victims (Amnesty International, Feb 26, 2024; Human Rights Watch, Feb 26, 2024); however, psychology’s role is not to replace revolutionary struggle for
Does psychology fail in the face of genocide? Insights about . . . Through the roles of trainers, clinical supervisors and researchers, the authors integrate liberatory psychological practices and emphasize solidarity with the people of Gaza, providing insights into the interplay between political contexts and psychological well-being ,The findings indicate that political injustice is a primary cause of
Psychological impacts of the Gaza war on Palestinian young . . . Background The Gaza Strip has been embroiled in a violent military assault since October 2023, with an immense toll on the civilian population Armed conflicts threaten the mental health of affected communities and survivors, and psychiatric morbidity increases with forced displacement and with severe and recurrent trauma This study investigates the prevalence and predisposing factors of
Understanding and Counteracting Genocide Denial | Confronting . . . In this chapter the authors provide a social psychological analysis of genocide denial and review the nature of denial as well as the collective (e g , group and conflict narratives) and individual-level (e g , in-group identification, ideology) processes that perpetuate it
The Psychology of Genocide: Beware of the Beginnings However, while it is certainly beyond our imagination what it means to experience, witness, or perpetrate genocide, the psychological processes that lead up to that point and enable people to
Psychological Aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A . . . Despite ongoing local and international peace efforts, the Jews, Arabs, and other residents of Israel and the Palestinian territories (i e , the West Bank and Gaza) have endured decades of political, social, and physical upheaval, with periodic eruptions of violence It has been theorized that the p …