Table 12 Israeli and Palestinian benefits and perceived costs

Israeli benefits from Palestinian concessions

 Integrity and unity of Israeli society post agreement

 Security

 Strengthening the alliance with the United States

 Make Israel more attractive to Jewish diaspora and Israelis citizens

 End of claims

 Legitimization of the State of Israel

 Stop being occupiers

 Peace, prosperity and stability in region

 Maintain the Jewish majority of Israel alongside with the Arab minority

 Weakening the radical forces in the Middle East headed by Iran

Israeli perception of Palestinian costs from Palestinian concessions

 Giving up on the Idea of a Greater Palestine

 Remainder of part of the Settlement Community

 Loss of ‘victim’ status

 Loss of land (67 Border)/swap

 Loss of International financial support

 Partial control of East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine

 Partial solution refuge problem

 Partial control of the Muslim holy places

Palestinian benefits from Israeli concessions

 Permanent borders

 Sovereign Palestinian State

 Share of water and other resources

 Resolution of the refugee problem

 Shared control of Jerusalem and holy places

 International guarantees and assurances to protect Palestine State security and integrity

 Evacuation of the Israeli settlements

 Having full control over air space, maritime, borders and outlets

 Release of political prisoners including those who are Israeli citizens

 Respect the integrity of West Bank and Gaza

 Stop incitement and raging hatred

 East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine

Palestinian perception of Israeli costs from Israeli concessions

 Changing of Zionist narrative

 Property restitution and compensation

 Settlements evacuation

 Rehabilitating evacuated settlers from the Palestinian territories