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Third of Russian immigrants prefer not to serve in IDF

Natasha Mozgovia
30 January 2007

Survey reveals sense of alienation among young Israeli adults from former Soviet Union. Many do not want to serve in the army and would prefer to live elsewhere

Most youth suffer from depression, low self esteem and other problems typical of young adults; however these problems are worsened for the immigrants from the former Soviet Union as they also suffer from feelings of loneliness and alienation.

The survey, conducted by the Gartner Group in cooperation with "Health Plus for Immigrant Youth," an NGO that deals with the health of immigrant youth, reveals that these feelings also thwart the young immigrants' motivation to enlist in the army: 39 percent of immigrants in junior high schools and 30 percent of immigrants in high schools prefer not to serve in the army.

No Israeli friends

The difficulties in their absorption in Israel push many of the young adults to smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. According to the survey, 30 percent of the female students and 16 percent of the male students reported that they smoke cigarettes.

Twenty to 57 percent (depending on the location in Israel) reported drinking alcohol once to several times a week. Over half the respondents know one person who uses drugs and nine percent have been summoned to the police.

"We define approximately half of the normative youth in the school system as a borderline group that , under certain circumstances, could easily cross over to the high risk group, says Dr. Margarita Primowitz, manager of "Health Plus for Immigrant Youth."

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3358673,00.html

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