Exposure to Violence, Ethos of Conflict, and Support for Compromise: Surveys in Israel, East Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 84-113

  Canetti, Daphna ^a   Elad Strenger, Julia ^b   Lavi, Iris ^a   Guy, Dana ^c   Bar Tal, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

ethos of conflict; intergroup conflict; Israel; national threat; Palestine; perceived threat; political violence; psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006341468     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002715569771     Document Type: Article

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