The Israeli-Palestinian violent confrontation: An Israeli perspective

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: From Conflict Resolution to Conflict Management

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 69-100

  Bar Siman Tov, Yaacov ^a   Lavie, Ephraim ^b   Michael, Kobi ^c   Bar Tal, Daniel ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies   (Israel)

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EID: 85014134461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230603110_4     Document Type: Chapter

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