VICTIMS OF TERRORISM: Is it a 'Non-issue'?

Despite the growing 'detente ' or because of it, the world faces the danger of an increased number of ethnic, religious and separatist movements that actively seek visibility, fearing that otherwise their case might be overlooked. This may be one of the reasons terrorism is a growing phenomena, causing injuries and death to people and significant damage to property. Most governments ignore victims of terrorism. Denying the problem or providing scant help to victims does not solve the problem fairly. The political nature of the problem and the multitude of damages caused by terrorism requires legal entitlements and State resources to support victims and compensate them. The phenomenon of terrorism and its political, fiscal and value implications are acknowledged as a social problem. Informed almost daily of terrorist activities, 1 the eyes of the public, paradoxically, seem to focus on the terrorists, while little attention is paid to the victims of such events. Despite the immense security efforts made to combat terror-ist acts, no specific programs have been designed to either cover civilian victims and their dependents, or to care and compensate for their injuries, income and property losses. This paper discusses the obstacles that exist in the process of addressing victims of terrorism as a social problem