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This study aimed at evaluating the impact of group counseling on Arab Israeli adolescents of different religions -- Muslim, Druze, & Christian. The study involved 474 Arab secondary students from 17 Arab schools & 17 Arab novice school counselors. The dependent variables were level of anxiety, level of empathy, attitudes endorsing aggression, & self-identity (Arab, religious, & Israeli identities). A pre-post experimental-control design was employed to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Data was analyzed in a hierarchical model (mixed) with individual being the first level & ethnicity & group (experimental or control) being the second level. Results indicated increased empathy & decreased endorsement of aggression in the Christian ethnic group, reduced anxiety & religious identity in the Muslim ethnic group, & an increased Israeli identity in both the Druze & the Christian groups. Tables, References. Adapted from the source document.

The treatment of Arab Americans in the US following the September 11 (2001) terrorist attacks is investigated; specific attention is directed toward exploring public opinion of Arab Americans & government policies that have affected them. Although several government officials denounced the employment of racial profiling to expose suspected terrorists, it is noted that the Bush administration supported preemptive attacks against certain nations & groups. Moreover, it is contended that certain high-ranking officials have actually supported the implementation of racial profiling, the detainment of suspected terrorists, & severe reductions in immigration numbers from certain nations following the September 11 (2001) attacks. In addition, 20th-century citizenship legislation is analyzed to demonstrate how Arab Americans are not categorized as "white persons" yet were denied their own ethnic minority category. It is concluded that domestic & international racial profiling must be repudiated to challenge the further racialization of Arab Americans & other ethnic minority groups. J. W. Parker