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Table 24 Palestinian benefits, costs, perceived benefits and perceived costs for Principle 6

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

Palestinian benefits from Israeli concessions

Priorities

I1

I2

I3

I4

I5

Economic gains internally and from controlling the borders: customs, relationships with neighboring countries

0.3076

1

1

0.91

0.98

0.87

International benefits: Open and establish international relationships and cooperation with the world

0.0875

1

1

0.9

0.98

0.84

Creating a new positive climate for better relations and cooperation between the two parties

0.0403

0.94

0.98

0.9

0.98

0.86

Free movement of people and goods

0.2912

0.98

0.98

0.37

0.82

0.16

Development of tourism industry

0.0484

0.94

0.84

0.6

0.83

0.4

Trade: Controlling import and export on the basis of mutual benefits

0.0817

1

0.92

0.81

0.79

0.45

Political stability

0.119

1

0.93

0.71

0.91

0.84

Encouraging international investment

0.0243

0.95

0.88

0.76

0.78

0.66

 

0.5945

 

0.9876

0.9679

0.7009

0.8974

Palestinian costs from Palestinian concessions

Priorities

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Running the border stations

0.5516

0.87

0.84

0.7

0.95

0.81

Manpower

0.2858

0.76

0.66

0.65

0.95

0.76

Political costs of engaging in early stages of the new situation with the Israelis

0.1627

0.35

0.76

0.73

0.88

0.73

 

0.7827

 

0.754

0.7755

0.6906

0.9386

Palestinian perceptions of Israeli benefits from Palestinian concessions

Priorities

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

Economic gains from relinquishing control

0.2237

1

0.9

0.25

0.75

0.25

Improved international relationships

0.1759

0.75

0.9

0.9

0.5

0.9

Removal of sanctions

0.0107

0

0

0

0

0

Movement

0.0241

0

0

0

0

0

Tourism

0.0542

0

0

0

0

0

Trade

0.1923

0.1

0.75

0.75

1

0.1

Cooperation

0.0167

0

0

0

0

0

Political

0.3025

0.1

0.9

0.9

1

0.1

 

0.2637

 

0.4051

0.776

0.6306

0.7505

Palestinian perceptions of Israeli costs from Israeli concessions

Priorities

I1

I2

I3

I4

I5

Threat

0.0254

0

0

0

0

0

Loss of control

0.2777

0.25

0.5

0.5

0.25

0.25

Movement

0.0748

0

0

0

0

0

Maintenance of borders

0.4573

1

0.75

0.75

0.01

0.5

Cooperation costs

0.0397

0

0

0

0

0

Political

0.1251

0.01

0.1

0.1

0.25

0.1

 

0.3106

 

0.5279

0.4943

0.4943

0.1053

Israeli actions

 

I1. Total withdrawal from Palestinian territories

      

I2. Hand over fully the control point, border stations

      

I3. Provide Palestinians with all the information about the borders and passages

      

I4. Ensure no intervention what so ever in the border control points: respect the independence and integrity of the Palestinian borders

      

I5. Any information or requests passed through official channels on Palestinian side