The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management

303 Pages·2007·1.267 MB·English

by  Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov (eds.)

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Edited by
Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov
Produced in cooperation with
The Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies
THEISRAELI-PALESTINIANCONFLICT
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict :from conflict resolution to conflict
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1.Arab-Israeli conflict—1993—Peace.2.Conflict management—
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ontents
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List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Authors xv
Introduction 1
Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov
1 Dialectic between Conflict Management and
Conflict Resolution 9
Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov
2 The Influences of Heuristic Thought and
Group Dynamics on the Management of the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 41
Dan Zakay
3 The Israeli-Palestinian Violent
Confrontation: An Israeli Perspective 69
Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov, Ephraim Lavie,
Kobi Michael, and Daniel Bar-Tal
4 The Interaction between the Military Echelon
and the Political Echelon in the Management
of the Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation 101
Kobi Michael
5 Changes in Israel’s Official Security Policy and
in the Attitudes of the Israeli-Jewish Public toward
the Management of the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict (2000–2004) 133
Tamar Hermann
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6 A Psychological Earthquake in the Israeli-Jewish
Society: Changing Opinions Following the
Camp David Summit and the Al-Aqsa Intifada 169
Daniel Bar-Tal and Keren Sharvit
7 Ethos of Conflict in the Israeli Media
during the Period of the Violent Confrontation 203
Keren Sharvit and Daniel Bar-Tal
8 The Palestinian Society in the Wake of the
Violent Confrontation and Arafat’s Death 233
Ephraim Lavie
9 The Israeli Disengagement Plan as a
Conflict Management Strategy 261
Yaacov Bar-Siman-Tov and Kobi Michael
Index 283
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5.1 Attitudes toward Negotiations with the
Palestinians According to Selected Sociodemographic
and Sociopolitical Traits 146
5.2 Today, Looking Back, Do You Think
Israel’s Governments Did the Right Thing
by Permitting and Encouraging the Establishment
of the Settlements in the Territories (%)? 149
5.3 Is the Government Investing in the
Settlements and the Development of the Territories
in Judea and Samaria (%) 149
5.4 What, in Your Opinion, Should Israel’s
Policy Be in Regard to the Future of the Jewish
Settlements in Judea and Samaria within the
Framework of a Permanent Peace Agreement with
the Palestinians (%)? 150
5.5 How Far, in Your Evaluation, Does/Did Arafat
Control the Palestinian Street in Regard to the
Violent Actions against Israel (%)? 156