{"id":4486,"date":"2008-10-18T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2008-10-18T21:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=4486"},"modified":"2008-10-18T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2008-10-18T21:07:11","slug":"samah-a-habeeb-the-children-of-gaza-weaned-on-fear-and-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=4486","title":{"rendered":"Samah A. Habeeb: The Children of Gaza: Weaned on Fear and Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samah A. Habeeb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4487\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?attachment_id=4487\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?fit=1024%2C685\" data-orig-size=\"1024,685\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1218731643&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sahr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?fit=640%2C428\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4487\" title=\"sahr\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?resize=150%2C100 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/karmalised.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/sahr.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Gaza Strip, 18, Oct, 2008<\/strong>&#8211; Gaza Strip, Palestine- Severe terror and traumas are de facto storms for children in the occupied territories, especially those who exist in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing Israeli military operations and violent retaliation induce psychological maladies and wretched conditions. The recent CEASEFIRE in Gaza allows a temporary rest but not the cure for their fears and nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>The summer of 2007 was a start of a mayhem for a poor Bedouin family of Sahar. Sahar Owaidat, 6, remains in state of shock or perhaps is exhibiting symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder ever since Israeli soldiers stormed her home and brutally beat her father and siblings while she and the rest of the family members helplessly observed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/gazatoday.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/children-of-gaza-weaned-on-fear-and.html\">Read the article<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samah A. Habeeb Gaza Strip, 18, Oct, 2008&#8211; Gaza Strip, Palestine- Severe terror and traumas are de facto storms for children in the occupied territories, especially those who exist in the Gaza Strip. 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