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Due to Jewish history and their understanding of the nature of the bitter conflict in their geo-political environment, the Israelis hold deep in their hearts a great sensitivity to any external security challenge. Their 'experience-conflict' mindset turns out to have reached a serious level which makes it unlikely to come to an end soon, leaving the Israelis in a permanent state of anxiety and suspicion. Frightened of the future, the Israeli mind relates the confrontation with the Palestinians to the threat to the existence of the Jews as in the Holocaust, regardless of the credibility of this connection. In addition to this special dimension of the Israeli reaction to these confrontations, there comes the general response factor as a common human social, cognitive and behavioral feature. This way, a comprehensive view of the status of Israeli public opinion, along with its interests, concerns, roles and attitudes, can be formed in this study.
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