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The Fragmented Self: Processing Violence and Identity in the Israel-Hamas Conflict
**Excerpt:** I am a Jewish Israeli citizen. I respond to the October 7 massacre not with anger or grief, but with cognitive overload—my brain struggling to comprehend the incomprehensible. Caught between conflicting narratives, I am horrified by Hamas’s atrocities, yet cannot support retribution that results in the killing of over 10,000 Palestinian children. Consuming information from both sides means witnessing…
Tag: Political Philosophy Trauma and Mental Health Middle Eastern Conflict Identity and Alienation Cognitive Psychology Symbolic Interactionism
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