Violence and political turmoil are taking a toll on the Palestinians. A survey conducted by a West Bank consulting group found that 92 % of the Palestinians participants are under depression. The underlying cause is the region’s ongoing violence.
A report released by The Washington Times quoting the Near East Consulting poll revealed that there is a huge increase in people suffering from anxiety in Palestine. The latest study has found that there is a jump of more than 100 percent since November 2005 in the number of those suffering from depression linked to political turmoil.
Scholars like Jamil Rabah accuse the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Fatah to outwit each other in the power game and frequent military interference by the successive Israeli Governments as the main reason for creating mental torture for the citizens of the region. Violence and political uncertainty have torn off the social fabric and the consequence is fragmentation of the society. It is affecting people of every generation in Palestine.
The poll conducted by the Near East Consulting was based on the World Health Organization depression index and it took into consideration all the relevant criteria in political, social and economic field, covering around 801 Palestinian citizens.
Such a depression and psychological fear is adding more to the existing unrest in Palestine. The analysts have often found that such hopelessness as prevalent in the people in Palestine could only lead to more civil unrest and political violence. Even people are very much prone to falling into traps of terrorist networks.
Analyst Ibrahim Habib, said,
There is a high level of frustration. It is getting dangerous. There is not any value to life. A lot of People feel the [Palestinian] Authority is irrelevant.
Is it a failure of political system in Palestine or militantisation of politics there? Whatever be the reason the people of West Bank and Gaza are under severe psychological insecurity caused by continuous violence and acts of terrorism in the sacred land. The peace is a distant dream and the Holy Land is turning into the most disturbed region of the world.
Via: Middleeasttimes
