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In lieu of political and strategic calculations, the impact of the psychological trauma of Israelis and Palestinians, their analogous experiences with humiliation and revenge, and their mutual desire for nationhood takes focus in the book. Filled with gripping anecdotes and psychological perspectives of life under terrorism and occupation, Terror in the Holy Land aims to paint a more comprehensive picture of the ongoing strife in the Middle East. The book traces the forging of the bond between Bahrain's rulers and subjects along with US naval commanders, the introduction of American humanitarian aid, the United States' Middle Eastern naval posture during the Cold War and how the relationship weathered and responded to the crises of the last 50 years - the fall of the Shah, the Arab-Israeli conflicts, the First and second Gulf Wars, and the bombing of the USS Cole.
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Terror in the Holy Land: Inside the Anguish of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, ed. by Judy Kuriansky. Westport, CT and London, UK: Praeger, 2006. xv + 261 pages. Index to p. 269. $49.95. Judy Kuriansky assembles over 30 essays from prominent psychologists, sociologists and Middle East experts in Terror in the Holy Land: Inside the Anguish of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The book provides new insights into a much-covered topic, exploring the basic, yet neglected psychological dimensions of the enduring conflict. In lieu of political and strategic calculations, the impact of the psychological trauma of Israelis and Palestinians, their analogous experiences with humiliation and revenge, and their mutual desire for nationhood takes focus in the book. Filled with gripping anecdotes and psychological perspectives of life under terrorism and occupation, T...See the full content of this document
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