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The 21st Century Conflict in Israel

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Since the 2006 Israeli democratic election, Gaza, Israel has been controlled by Hamas, a militant Islamic group considered terrorists by Israel and allied western governments. Since 2006, Gaza has experienced and endured a Palestinian civil war referred to as the “Fatah Hamas Conflict”, 3 conflicts between Hamas and Israel, 10 years of strict Hamas rule, and blockade by Israel and Egypt. Israelis and Palestinians have endured endless cycles of violence and political ideological change, with the latest large conflict lasting 7 weeks in 2014 killing 2000 people, 500 of them children, and decimating 18,000 homes

The Psychology of Neglected Orphan Children

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Children who were never held as infants develop ways to self soothe which commonly includes rocking back and forth during childhood, as has been documented in Romanian orphanages during the 1990’s. During the 1990’s, Romanian orphanages had upwards of 500 children housed together with very little staff available to care for each child on a one to one basis. These children habitually rocked back and forth, sometimes simultaneously in an attempt to ease their anxieties, fears, and all other negative emotions