The US government estimates that 37,212 Palestinians lived in the US in 2010. Inflows of Palestinian immigrants could often be attributed to events called “Intifadas”. The Arabic word “Intifada” translated means “moving off”, but can also translate to “revolt”. The animosity between Israel and the Palestinian Authority stems from the First Intifada. The current political position of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority dates back to the Second Intifada, which lasted from late 2000 to 2005. The Second Intifada left negative psychological effects on both Israelis and Palestinians that last to this day. The growing number of Palestinian immigrants makes it imperative to understand the psychological effects that wartime terrorism has on the Palestinian people. Testing for psychological disorders of wartime terror: Lavi and Solomon's (2005) study investigated how chronic exposure to terror affects Palestinian youth through post-traumatic symptoms, future orientation and attitudes towards peace. A total of 545 participants took part in the study, 245 Palestinians living in the Palestinian Authority and 300 Palestinians living in Israel. Participants completed an exposure questionnaire to assess their exposure to terrorist events. Participants completed the Children's Posttraumatic Stress Reactions Index, used to find the intensity and number of posttraumatic symptoms experienced by children and adolescents. The final two measures used include: the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children and the Child Future Orientation Scale. To assess post-traumatic symptoms that might occur following chronic exposure to wartime terror, the researchers used the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children... center of paper... the population under constant threat it would not be easy to evaluate. You come. The public's perception of the threat of negative retaliation based on what they might say in the interviews influenced their willingness to participate in the studies. Works Cited Canetti, D. (2010). Exposure to prolonged sociopolitical conflict and risk of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among Palestinians. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 73(3), 219-231. Elbedour, S., Onwuegbuzie, A. J., Ghannam, J., Whitcome, J. A., & Hein, F. A. (2007). Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety among adolescents in the Gaza Strip following the second uprising (Intifada). Child Abuse and Neglect, 31(7), 719-729. Lavi, T., & Solomon, Z. (2005). Palestinian youth of the Intifada: Posttraumatic stress disorder and future orientation. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(11), 1176-1183.