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Unlocking the Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations pp 17–32Cite as

Diagnosing the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and an Analysis of the Relevant Negotiating Process

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Previous studies have focused on the nature of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and have considered that nature as an input to analyze the deadlock that has accompanied the negotiating track. They have also considered the conflict in question as being intractable given its nature. Hence, highlighting the specific characteristics of the conflict have reflected that point of view. Many scholars have articulated that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is existential one, which means that installing one of the parties to the conflict on the disputed land includes eliminating the possibility of the other party’s presence on it. Therefore, the conflict in Palestine reflects the battle of identity, destiny, and land. Such conflicts are characterized by the asymmetry between the two parties because one is a colonial state, while the other is a people under colonial rule. Asymmetry takes several dimensions that prevent reaching a reasonable solution to such a conflict, a situation that directly leads to the prolongation of the conflict as well as the prolongation of the negotiating process seeking a solution. On the other hand, the lack of confidence among the parties to the conflict is one of the most striking manifestations of this pattern of conflict.

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Muala, A. (2019). Diagnosing the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict and an Analysis of the Relevant Negotiating Process. In: Unlocking the Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations . SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8794-4_2

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