Israelis and Palestinians have been caught in what seems a 'forever war' with routine terror in the Holy Land for more than 100 years. This book is the first of its kind to bring together commentary and anguished personal insights from people on both sides of the battle. Readers get a personal look at and understanding of the psychological trauma that is common for men, women and children there. Psychologists in the region, as well as scholars from across disciplines, tell their personal stories, interwoven with more academic reflections on important issues fuelling the conflict - humiliation, revenge, hate and the need for a homeland as well as identity. Readers are faced with controversial issues, like the psychological impact of Israel's separation wall, and unique perspectives, including the stories of eight Palestinian female 'martyrs', the insights of a young student helping to save blasted bodies after the bombing of a bus, the compassion of a Jewish doctor treating would-be suicide bombers, the thinking of a Jihadist's daughter raised to hate Jews but now working for peace with Israelis, and a doctor bringing together Palestinians and Israelis using meditation to find peace.