Survey- 500,000 Israelis Suffer Terror Trauma

April 13, 2005

Naomi, a volunteer with the terror-victim support hotline, deals with these issues head-on. “We experience the reality of this data constantly. People who experienced trauma or shock just from being within the vicinity of a terrorist attack turn to us, as do people who were themselves injured physically or emotionally, even if much time has gone by,” she told Army Radio.

However, even in this survey, a positive note can be found: Despite the current difficult situation, 82% of Israelis are optimistic about their personal futures.

Over 1,000 Israelis have been killed and thousands more wounded since the start of Palestinian violence in September 2000. There have been 22,406 terror attacks against Israeli targets on both sides of the Green Line in the past four years, according to statistics released by the Israel Defense Forces.

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