Public Opinion in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Geneva to Disengagement to Kadima and Hamas

United States Institute of Peace (June 2007)
Extensive study using Robert Putnam's two-level game metaphor: an analytical framework whereby separate bargaining processes take place among the constituents of the respective sides, and between each constituency and its respective leader. Shows the effect on Israeli and Palestinian public opinion of both the unilateral Israel disengagement from Gaza and the launch of the Geneva Initiative. PDF >