Text Ticker: Were you there when they nailed him to a tree?
A short bit by a psychologist who has worked in Gaza over the years relays a startling fact:
In 2007, we surveyed 500 children. Fully 70 percent said they had witnessed a killing — by Israelis or in factional fighting. Almost 30 percent had post-traumatic disorder: agitation, inability to concentrate or sleep, violent outbursts, nightmares of traumatic events and flashbacks of them during the day, withdrawal from ordinary activities and emotional numbing.
May there be no doubt of the profound counter-productiveness of this killing.
In response, the author offers Gazans "Mind-Body" meditation techniques to get a hold of themselves. My goodness, good luck. [go!]
