One-third of Jewish teen-agers living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip want to leave because of the security situation, according to a study to be released Monday in a journal published by Israel’s teachers union. The Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported that the survey of some 1,000 youths aged 14-18 found there were high levels of anxiety among the respondents because of the violence they encounter in their daily lives.
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