Driven by fear? Commuting and Fear of Terrorism in the West Bank

Abstract

is study examines perceived safety of individuals driving through politically contested territories. Using on-line surveys, residents of Israeli settlements in the West-Bank were asked to report on their perceived safety from terrorism while commuting. e research identified and controlled for three sets of variables, namely, personal, environmental and situational. e results show that while level of perceived safety from terrorism among driving settlers is high, it is a ected by gender, by the situational setting as well as by environmental factors such as proximity to Jewish localities and road openness and curvedness.