REPORTS AND DATA SOURCES, THE PEACE PROCESS
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process and Its Vicissitudes: Insights From Attitude Theory
Herbert C. Kelman | American Psychologist (May - June 2007)
Analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process since 1967 using attitudes and other related concepts. Also seeks to demonstrate that concepts drawn from attitude theory can be useful tools in this analysis. PDF >
History of Mid-East Peace Talks
BBC News (July 29, 2013)
Provides brief historical snapshots of each of the main Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian peace proposals since 1967. Concluding with the 2010 peace talks, the timeline also features links to relevant official documents. Read More >
The Israeli-Palestinian Economic Agreement and Current Consequences
Ephraim Lavie | The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (January 2013)
Analyzes the Paris Protocol, the economic agreement signed by Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1994, and its effects from then until 2000. Concludes that the Palestinian economy has not brought about economic growth and improvement in the population's well-being. PDF >
Sacred bounds on rational resolution of violent political conflict
Jeremy Ginges, Scott Atran, Douglas Medin, and Khalil Shikaki | Sacred bounds on rational resolution of violent political conflict (April 25, 2007)
Report of a series of experiments carried out with Palestinian and Israeli participants showing that violent opposition to compromise over issues considered sacred is increased by offering material incentives to compromise but decreased when the adversary makes symbolic compromises over their own sacred values. PDF >
The Failure of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, 1993-2000
Oren Barak | Journal of Peace Research (2005)
Presents a critique of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process of 1993-2000 (the Oslo Process) by placing it in historical and theoretical perspective. Contends that the peacemaking strategy adopted in this period was not informed by the vast literature on intergroup conflicts or by the experience of other, similar cases. Read More (Requires JSTOR login) >
Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee Report ("The Mitchell Report")
Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee (April 30, 2000)
Created by an international fact-finding committee led by former US Senator George Mitchell. The report describes possible causes of the al-Aqsa Intifada, and gives recommendations to end the violence, rebuild confidence and resume negotiations. PDF >