Title: Fratricide in the Holy Land : a psychoanalytic view of the Arab-Israeli conflict /
Authors: Falk, Avner.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, Terrace Books,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict Psychological aspects; Psychoanalysis Social aspects Israel.; Psychoanalysis Political aspects Israel.; Israel Ethnic relations Psychological aspects.
Contents: A duel in quicksand -- A review of the literature -- Reality is in the eye of the beholder -- Destructive charismatic leadership I : the case of Ariel Sharon -- Destructive charismatic leadership II : the case of Yassir Arafat -- Nationalism, group narcissism, and the problem of the self -- Psychogeography: the unconscious meaning of geographical entities -- Denial is not a river in Egypt -- Splitting, projection, and the need for enemies -- War and the inability to mourn -- The Arab mind -- The psychology of suicide bombers -- The Israeli mind -- Conclusion : can the conflict be resolved?