After October 7, All Israel has found itself in a condition of trauma. According to Dr. Eran Harary, a psychiatrist and a Senior Vice-President at Teva’s Global R&D, trauma can be described as a situation where you are exposed to an overwhelming event or series of events that your body and mind cannot comprehend or […]
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KIBBUTZ HAZOREA, Israel — Fifteen young men and women, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings and to each other, dance around a bucolic field, twisting their bodies to trance music blasting through their headphones. Beyond their earphones is silence, except for the constant rumble of fighter jets taking off from Ramat David air base in the […]
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Being exposed personally or just as a citizen to traumatic events can disrupt our perception of time, according to a new study at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in Ramat Gan. The article, just published in the American Psychological Association journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy under the title “The dual role of time perception […]
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There have been sharp increases in the amount of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among both Jewish and Arab Israelis since October 7, according to a study conducted by researchers at Ruppin Academic Center near Moshav Kfar Monash and New York’s Columbia University. The study, just published in the Lancet’s “EClinicalMedicine 2023,” found […]
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The term “second generation” is very common in Israeli jargon, referring to the projection of the Holocaust disaster and the trauma experienced by its survivors into the psyche of the next generation. Unfortunately, in trauma-ridden Israel, this did not stop there. The foundational break of the Yom Kippur War created another “second generation,” and there […]
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Is the Israel-Hamas war keeping you awake? You are not alone. Data from Israel’s health insurance funds and pharmacies reveal a significant increase in the consumption of sleep medication, under a doctor’s prescription or in alternative forms. Experts warn that this increase can add to the risk of addiction and damage to the normal sleep […]
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Trauma, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, means “a disordered psychic or behavioral state resulting from severe mental or emotional stress or physical injury.” Beginning with the Hamas terror attacks on Oct. 7 and continuing with Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, the atmosphere in the country over the past three months has been one of […]
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The new CHAI Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) will contribute 100% of its profits to Magen David Adom, The Jerusalem Post has confirmed. “In honor of the CHAI ETF launch, we are proud to contribute to Magen David Adom for their amazing work,” Defiance Investments Chairman Matthew Bielski told the Post. Defiance, an American ETF firm, and […]
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Contrary to rumors and claims on social media and in the press, there has not been an increase in suicides by Israelis since the Hamas attack on October 7 and the subsequent war in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry and its National Suicide Prevention Council. In fact, the numbers have even decreased. Dr. Gilad […]
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Israeli communications company Omnitelecom has launched an initiative that allows any organization – whether in the private or public sector – to tap into a sophisticated emergency response system developed by the company at no cost, the company announced Tuesday. Omnitelecom’s “CALL ON” system is a smart management system for calling emergency teams at the […]
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