Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>This article discusses the impact of chronic terrorism on a targeted society by examining the case of Israeli society during the second Intifada. The Israeli case demonstrates both the extensive effects of repeated terrorist at...
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doaj-cf04cd1563fa4069879f9a1750e495fe2020-11-25T03:13:30ZengUniversity of Massachusetts LowellPerspectives on Terrorism2334-37452334-37452011-12-0155-6160Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli SocietyDov Waxman<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>This article discusses the impact of chronic terrorism on a targeted society by examining the case of Israeli society during the second Intifada. The Israeli case demonstrates both the extensive effects of repeated terrorist attacks and their limitations. The article argues that while Israelis were seriously affected by Palestinian terrorist attacks during the second Intifada, this did not result in major, lasting changes in Israeli behaviour. Despite being profoundly affected by terrorism, Israeli society was not demoralized by it, and in this respect Palestinian terrorism failed to achieve its aim. This is because the Israeli public grew accustomed to chronic terrorism and possessed a high level of social resilience. </em></span></p>http://www.terrorismanalysts.com/pt/index.php/pot/article/view/166Israel |
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Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society |
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Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society |
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Living with terror, not Living in Terror: The Impact of Chronic Terrorism on Israeli Society |
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University of Massachusetts Lowell |
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Perspectives on Terrorism |
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>This article discusses the impact of chronic terrorism on a targeted society by examining the case of Israeli society during the second Intifada. The Israeli case demonstrates both the extensive effects of repeated terrorist attacks and their limitations. The article argues that while Israelis were seriously affected by Palestinian terrorist attacks during the second Intifada, this did not result in major, lasting changes in Israeli behaviour. Despite being profoundly affected by terrorism, Israeli society was not demoralized by it, and in this respect Palestinian terrorism failed to achieve its aim. This is because the Israeli public grew accustomed to chronic terrorism and possessed a high level of social resilience. </em></span></p> |
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