Abstract
Excerpt
The saga of the Middle East ‘peace process’ and the fanfare that has surrounded it, obscured the fact that little has been subjected to detailed systematic and objective analysis. Nor has it been sufficiently put to the test of negotiation principles in a fashion that would shed light on its underlying nature and substance. This caveat hindered addressing important questions regarding the very structure of the process and its ability to deliver on its purported promises. It further raises questions as to whether one could speak of a real peace in the making, or whether the whole endeavor is merely used as cant. By cant is meant “a mode of expression, or a cast of thought, of which the effect--irrespective of the motive--is to create a misleading discrepancy between the natural meaning of words and their practical significance...” (Hugo, 1970: 19).
Keywords
Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East peace process, peace negotiations
Publication Date
5-2000
DOI
10.46743/1082-7307/2000.1007
Recommended Citation
Sabet, Amr G.E.
(2000)
"Peace Negotiations and the Dynamics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict,"
Peace and Conflict Studies: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.46743/1082-7307/2000.1007
Available at:
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/pcs/vol7/iss1/3
