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Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3766335.stm
Young Israelis Cope with Stress of Conflict
(BBC News)Rob Winder - A recent Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma survey of young people in Jerusalem found that 50% had been exposed to a terrorist attack and that 20% had lost a relative. Despite this, researchers found that Israeli children are "extraordinarily resilient" and that only 5% had developed full blown post-traumatic stress disorder. The study found that young people living on settlements in the West Bank and Gaza were less susceptible to trauma despite being exposed to more frequent attacks