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The Relevance of Reconciliation Actions in the Breakdown of Israeli–Palestinian Negotiations, 2000[Note 1. I presented an earlier version of this paper at ...]
Author(s) -
Kriesberg Louis
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0130.00244
Subject(s) - negotiation , relevance (law) , mediation , political science , intermediary , social psychology , political economy , law and economics , law , psychology , sociology , business , marketing
The breakdown of Israeli–Palestinian negotiations toward a final status agreement and the subsequent eruption of violence stunned many partisans of the conflict as well as intermediaries and observers. Although some partisans on each side had argued from the outset that successful negotiations were impossible, leaders of the Palestinians and the Israelis had negotiated directly for several years as if they were possible. The Israeli–Palestinian conflict had become partially transformed but perhaps insufficiently so to support a negotiated agreement acceptable to both sides. The possible role of what might be regarded as reconciliation actions in that partial transformation of the conflict is examined here. The negotiation and mediation processes prior to the breakdown are reviewed, and then different views of the impact of reconciliation actions, or their absence, are assessed.