The Role of Trust in the Resolution of the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict
| Autor: | Yasmin Alkalay, Ephraim Yuchtman-Yaar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Hegemony Distrust media_common.quotation_subject Judaism 05 social sciences Population 050109 social psychology 0506 political science Politics Sovereignty Political economy Political science Power structure 050602 political science & public administration 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Prejudice education media_common |
| Zdroj: | Peace Psychology Book Series ISBN: 9783319433547 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-319-43355-4_9 |
| Popis: | This research examines the evolution of the degree of personal trust given to the Palestinians by the Israeli-Jewish public following the signing of the Oslo Accords. Based on continuous monthly surveys of the adult Jewish population, the findings reveal that already at the early stages of the “Oslo process,” slightly over a half of adult Israeli Jews did not believe that it would lead to a lasting peace agreement with the Palestinians. With the passage of time the trust in Oslo further deteriorated to the extent that in recent years less than one-fifth of Israeli Jews believed in the chances for peace. Furthermore, about the same percentage do not have personal trust in the Palestinians or believe that Palestinians can be trusted as a whole. Likewise, the vast majority assume that the Palestinians do not trust the Israelis. These findings are explained in terms of the evolution of the Israeli--Palestinian conflict which began at the end of the nineteenth century and its continuation ever since. While the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 could have potentially paved the way to resolve the conflict, it appears that neither side was ready to perceive it as a nonzero-sum game according to which both sides recognize the necessity of mutual concessions in order to achieve a lasting peace agreement. Notwithstanding the responsibility of the Palestinian side, the non-compromising attitude on the Israeli side derived from basic changes in its socio-demographic and power structure during recent decades that has led to the political hegemony of the religious and secular Right. This trend has intensified various sociopsychological barriers, such as fear and prejudice that contributed to the distrust in the Palestinians. Furthermore, for the radical Right, this widespread distrust is highly functional since it facilitates the legitimization of its ultimate vision of sovereignty over “Greater Israel” within the Israeli-Jewish public. However, given Israel’s critical dependence for its survival on the mobilization of political, military, and economic resources from the outside world, and given the latter’s consistent objection to the idea of “Greater Israel,” Israel’s fate might ultimately be decided by the international community—for better or worse. |
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