A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WARS OF PALESTINE (part 21) Example of the effects of Israeli occupation A study of students at Bethlehem University reported by the Coordinating Committee of International NGO`s in Jerusalem showed that many families frequently go five days a week without running water… The study goes further to report that’ water quotas strictly restrict usage by Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, while Israeli settlers have almost unlimited amounts.’ A summer trip to a Jewish settlement on the edge of the Judean desert less than five miles from Bethlehem confirmed this water inequity for us. While Bethlehemites were buying water from tank trucks at highly inflated rates, the lawns were green in the settlement. Sprinklers were going at mid-day in the hot August sunshine. Sounds of children swimming in the outdoor pool added to the unreality. --Betty Jane, in The Link, December 1996-- Israeli Occupation- continued You have to remember that 90% of children two years or more have experienced- some many, many times- the [Israeli] army breaking into the home, beating relatives, destroying things. Many were beaten themselves, had bones broken, were shot, tear gassed, or had these things happen to siblings and neighbors… The emotional aspect of the child is affected by the [lack of] security. He needs to feel safe. WE see the consequences later if he does not. In our research, we have found that children who are exposed to trauma tend to be more extreme in their behaviors and, later, in their political beliefs. --Dr. Samir Qouta, director of research of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, quoted in The Journal of Palestine Studies, Summer 1996, p.84--
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