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

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Table 26 Israeli benefits, costs, perceived benefits and perceived costs for Principle 7

Israeli benefits from Palestinian concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10
Preservation of the Jewish and democratic nature of Israel	0.6723	0.788	1	1	1	0.113	0.575	0.538	0.525	0.363	0.975
Compensation for Jews from Arab lands/recognition as refugees	0.0494	0.088	0.112	0.438	0.025	0.463	0.275	0.213	0.3	1	0.175
Starting reconciliation process with the Palestinian people	0.0853	0.625	0.313	0.763	0.538	0.663	0.563	0.862	1	0.862	0.862
International recognition of the finality of the refugee problems	0.1929	0.5	0.925	0.975	0.763	0.888	0.9	0.975	0.888	0.6	0.925
		0.6836	0.883	0.9471	0.8665	0.3263	0.6218	0.6336	0.6244	0.4825	0.9162

Israeli costs from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3	I4	I5	I6
Destroying the Jewish democratic nature of the State of Israel	0.3833	1	0.112	0	0.8	0.075	0.275
Destruction of towns and villages of Israel and resettlement of millions of Israelis	0.3289	0.975	0.025	0.088	0.913	0.088	0.213
Creating new imminent friction between Israelis and Palestinians	0.0631	0.975	0.075	0.188	0.538	0.112	0.313
Political	0.037	0.925	0.112	0.112	0.925	0.15	0.088
To remain open to Palestinian claims	0.1 1 79	0.338	0.625	0.5	0.888	0.075	0.25
Israel taking responsibility for the creation of the Palestinian refugee issue	0.0698	0.925	0.625	0.215	0.763	0.153	0.34
		0.9041	0.1776	0.1187	0.8328	0.0897	0.2515

Israeli perceived Palestinian benefits from Israeli concessions	Priorities	I1	I2	I3	I4	I5	I6
Israeli acknowledgement of its responsibility for the Palestinian refugee problem	0.1499	0.95	0.463	0.025	0.888	0.112	0.438
End of suffering of the Palestinian people	0.2003	0.925	0.763	0.5	0.625	0.8	0.862
End of conflict	0.066	0.9	0	0	0	0	0
Protecting, maintaining and enhancing the Palestinian social fabric	0.0803	0	0.563	0.663	0.763	0.788	0.4
Retaining Palestinian control over their destiny	0.1627	0.463	0.6	0.663	0.888	0.688	0.5
Enabling the Palestinian people to have its share of regional development projects	0.0476	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitating and integrating the refugees into the Palestinian society and elsewhere	0.1439	0.275	0.9	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.788
Peace and stability in the region	0.0446	0.663	0.663	0.825	0.7	0.825	0.663
Contributing to the welfare of the host countries	0.0283	0	0	0	0	0	0
Create a climate of mutual cooperation and normalization with Israel	0.0764	0.4	0.8	0.75	0.7	0.825	0.538
		0.562	0.585	0.4597	0.6636	0.5815	0.5357

Israeli Perceived Palestinian costs from Palestinian Concessions	Priorities	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10
Failure to resolve the refugee problem	0.287	0.8	0.425	0.15	0.862	0.625	0.625	0.725	0.25	0.313	0.763
Undermining any other option for resolving the refugee problem	0.1173	0.862	0.95	0.075	0.1	0.025	0.338	0.4	0.025	0.125	0.5
Palestinian refugees considered as immigrants to Israel and not as people who have the right of return	0.0315	0.825	0.725	0.1	0.088	0.05	0	0.088	0.05	0.025	0.338
Denial of the Palestinian right to participate in the decision making for resolving the refugee problem	0.1092	0.825	0.85	0.563	0.9	0.238	0.275	0.275	0.05	0	0.075
Dissolving UNRWA before the final resolution of the refugee problem and ending the status of the refugees as refugees	0.0634	0.195	0.09	0.1	0.37	0.375	0.115	0.225	0.255	0	0.05
Exacerbation of the suffering of the refugees as a result of dissolving UNRWA before the final settlement of the claims	0.0668	0.065	0.5	0.05	0.338	0.24	0.155	0.625	0.05	0	0.025
Potential for not implementing the agreement	0.3248	0.9	0.862	0.028	0.378	0.277	0.215	0.215	0.125	0.313	0.528
		0.7559	0.6683	0.1351	0.5289	0.3398	0.3365	0.4136	0.1418	0.2066	0.4725