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

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Table 23 Israeli benefits, costs, perceived benefits and perceived costs for Principle 6

Israeli benefits from Palestinian concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5
Economic gains from relinquishing control	0.1275	0.42	0.6	0.53	0.01	0.32
Improved international relationships	0.302	0.65	0.57	0.6	0.028	0.81
Removal of sanctions	0.0669	0.73	0.29	0.47	0.01	0.73
Tourism	0.1499	0.402	0.242	0.47	0.01	0.63
Trade	0.1591	0.55	0.01	0.112	0.01	0.27
Increased security cooperation	0.1946	0.55	0.98	0.87	0.47	0.55
		0.5535	0.4966	0.5378	0.105	0.5787

Israeli costs from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3	I4	I5
Security threat	0.5116	0.84	0.5	0.222	0.6	0.082
Loss of control	0.3104	0.81	0.75	0.22	0.7	0.16
Maintenance of borders	0.0922	0.56	0.45	0.18	0.55	0.1
Cooperation costs	0.0858	0.58	0.86	0.71	0.58	0.53
		0.7826	0.6039	0.2594	0.6247	0.1463

Israeli perception of Palestinian benefits from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3	I4	I5
Economic gains internally and from controlling the borders: FDI, customs, relationships with neighboring countries	0.1667	0.65	0.4	0.19	0.5	0.24
International benefits: open and establish international relationships and cooperation with the World	0.1424	0.81	0.55	0.32	0.24	0.16
Creating a new positive climate for better relations and cooperation between the two parties	0.2328	1	0.73	0.65	0.89	0.9
Free movement of people and goods	0.2464	1	0.96	0.45	0.222	0.472
Development of tourism industry	0.0799	0.4	0.81	0.32	0.29	0.224
Political stability	0.1318	0.93	0.6	0.16	0.65	0.046
		0.8574	0.6953	0.3861	0.4883	0.4126

Israeli perception of Palestinian costs from Palestinian concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5
Running the border stations	0.5547	0.55	0.55	0.84	0.082	0.89
Political Costs of engaging in early stages of the new situation with the Israelis	0.4453	0.272	0.7	0.45	0.84	0.29
		0.4262	0.6168	0.6663	0.4195	0.6228

Palestinian actions
P1. Palestinian control over customs
P2. Limited Arms: Principle 8
P3. Multi-national oversight: Principle 9
P4. Access to airspace for training
P5. Maintain borders with other countries