{"id":12639,"date":"2025-04-10T01:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T22:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/?p=12639"},"modified":"2025-07-09T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:39:38","slug":"towards-practical-strategies-to-overcome-the-identity-and-thinking-crisis-among-palestinian-youth-after-october-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/2025\/04\/12639\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards Practical Strategies to Overcome the Identity and Thinking Crisis Among Palestinian Youth after October 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12640\" style=\"width:349px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/palthink.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG-20250317-WA0024.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This paper addresses the shifts in the attitudes of Palestinian youth after the events of October 7, highlighting the impact of the Israeli aggression on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and its implications on the culture and political and social participation of Palestinian youth. 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