A structured scientific solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the analytic hierarchy process approach

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Table 21 Palestinian benefits, costs, perceived benefits and perceived costs for Principle 5

Palestinian benefits from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3
Repossession of land and natural resources	0.4034	0.9	0.9	0.9
Eliminate the harassment by the settlers	0.0552	0	0	0
Ability to develop the Palestinian agriculture and urban development	0.0967	0.9	0.9	0.9
Security (feel more secure in the absence of settlers)	0.1647	0.75	0.75	0.9
Psychological and social benefits	0.0196	0	0	0
Ensuring geographic and integral contiguity	0.2604	0.9	0.9	0.75
		0.808	0.808	0.7936

Palestinian costs from Palestinian concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3
Repair the damage caused by the settlers during evacuation	0.5	1	0.5	0.9
Rehabilitation of the land and the facilities	0.5	1	0.75	0.75
		1	0.625	0.825

Palestinian perceptions of Israeli benefits from Palestinian concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3
Security benefits	0.5537	0.5	0.75	0.9
Social and economic benefits	0.1119	0.75	0.75	0.75
Increase in the effectiveness of military and police forces	0.0553	0	0	0
Allow Israel to define its borders	0.2534	0.5	0.01	0.01
Increased international support	0.0258	0	0	0
		0.4874	0.5017	0.5848

Palestinian perceptions of Israeli costs from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3
Economic cost to relocate the settlers	0.6505	0.75	0.5	0.75
Rift in the Israeli society, danger of civil war/Jewish terror	0.1557	0.75	0.75	0.75
Erosion of national ethos	0.0468	0.25	0.25	0.25
Puts a large strain on the Israeli democratic process	0.147	0.01	0.01	0.01
		0.6178	0.4552	0.6178

Israeli actions
I1. Ensure that the infrastructure is preserved
I2. Facilitate the evacuation without causing any damage to the properties or land
I3. Secure the evacuation process in regard to the Palestinian population