UN Reports: Depressed

"The vast majority of Palestinian youth are depressed, but do not believe that violence is helpful in resolving the Middle East conflict, said a UN report released on Tuesday. "More than 80 percent of young Palestinians are depressed and 47 percent identify themselves as Muslim rather than Palestinian," the United Nations Development Programme report said. "Depression was more marked in the Gaza Strip, where 55 percent said they were 'extremely' depressed," it said. Sixty-nine percent of those questioned "believe that the use of violence as a means to resolve the conflict is not very helpful, while only eight percent believe it is an important tool."" I am really getting fed up with those UN reports and study which are done on behalf of the US government, and following standards that are alien to the culture of the region. Like: when they say that More Palestinians identified themselves as Muslim rather than Palestinian. What does that mean? How was the question phrased? I am sure if they were given an opportunity, or a question, in which they can identify with both, of if questions were phrased in a way that would not make the Palestinian identity in conflict with the Muslim identity, the results would have been different. I would not be surprised if tomorrow the UN comes out with a report in which Palestinians are found to be most happy when living under Dahlan armed gangs.