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Research Article

Effect of Witnessing House Raids and Arrests on Child Behavior: Evidence from Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Pages 1018-1038 | Received 15 Jul 2021, Accepted 18 Apr 2022, Published online: 26 Apr 2022

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