The United States government estimated that 37,212 Palestinians lived in the United States in 2010. The influx of Palestinian immigrants could often be attributed to events called “Intifadas”. The Arabic word “Intifada” translated means “shaken”, but can also be translated as “uprising”. The animosity between Israel and the Palestinian Authority stems from the First Intifada. The current political position of the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority stems from the Second Intifada, which lasted from late 2000 to 2005. The Second Intifada left negative psychological effects on Israelis and Palestinians until this day. The growing number of Palestinian immigrants makes it imperative to understand the psychological effects of wartime terror on the Palestinian people. Testing Psychological Disorders of Wartime Terror: Lavi and Solomon's (2005) study investigated how chronic exposure to terror affects Palestinian youth through post-traumatic symptoms, orientation future and attitudes towards peace. A total of 545 participants took part in the study, 245 Palestinians living under Palestinian Authority and 300 Palestinians living in Israel. Participants completed an exposure questionnaire to assess their exposure to terrorist events. Participants completed the Children's Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index, used to determine the intensity and number of posttraumatic symptoms experienced by children and adolescents. The latter two measures used include: the Childhood Trauma Symptoms Checklist and the Child Future Orientation Scale. To assess post-traumatic symptoms that may occur following chronic exposure to wartime terror, researchers used the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children...... middle of paper .... .. a population under constant threat would not be easy to come by. The population's perceived threat of negative retaliation based on what they might have said during their interviews affected their willingness to participate in the studies. Works cited Canetti, D. (2010). Exposure to prolonged sociopolitical conflict and risk of PTSD and depression among Palestinians. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes, 73 (3), 219-231. Elbedour, S., Onwuegbuzie, AJ, Ghannam, J., Whitcome, JA and Hein, FA (2007). Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety among adolescents in the Gaza Strip following the second uprising (Intifada). Child Abuse and Neglect, 31(7), 719-729.Lavi, T. and Solomon, Z. (2005). Palestinian Youth of the Intifada: PTSD and Future Direction. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(11), 1176-1183.