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Table 27 Palestinian benefits, costs, perceived benefits and perceived costs for Principle 7

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

I6

    

Israeli acknowledgement of its responsibility for the Palestinian refugee problem

0.3099

0.663

0.438

0.338

0.75

0.725

0.925

    

End of suffering of the Palestinian people

0.1067

0.725

0.788

0.725

0.9

0.862

0.862

    

End of conflict

0.0396

0

0

0

0

0

0

    

Protecting, maintaining and enhancing the Palestinian social fabric

0.0909

0.7

0.725

0.688

0.788

0.663

0.862

    

Retaining Palestinian control over their destiny

0.2104

0.563

0.725

0.788

0.688

0.5

0.725

    

Enabling the Palestinian people to have its share of regional development projects

0.0312

0

0

0

0

0

0

    

Rehabilitating and integrating the refugees into the Palestinian society and elsewhere

0.1134

0.438

0.788

0.825

0.763

0.888

0.913

    

Peace and stability in the region

0.0511

0.725

0.788

0.888

0.825

0.888

0.862

    

Contributing to the welfare of the host countries

0.0133

0

0

0

0

0

0

    

Create a climate of mutual cooperation and normalization with Israel

0.0336

0

0

0

0

0

0

    
 

0.5513

0.5675

0.549

0.6733

0.6281

0.7571

    

Palestinian costs from Palestinian concessions

Priorities

P1

P2

P3

P4

P5

P6

P7

P8

P9

P10

Failure to resolve the refugee problem

0.0788

1

1

0

1

0

0.9

0.9

1

1

0

Undermining any other option for resolving the refugee problem

0.3502

0.9

1

0.9

1

0.75

0.9

1

0.9

0

0.9

Palestinian refugees considered as immigrants to Israel and not as people who have the right of return

0.1763

1

1

1

1

0.9

1

1

1

1

0.9

Denial of the Palestinian right to participate in the decision making for resolving the refugee problem

0.3072

1

0.9

0.9

1

0.9

0.75

1

0.9

1

0.9

Dissolving UNRWA before the final resolution of the refugee problem and ending the status of the refugees as refugees

0.0281

1

0.75

0.75

1

0.75

0.75

0.9

0.75

1

0.9

Exacerbation of the suffering of the refugees as a result of dissolving UNRWA before the final settlement of the claims

0.0449

1

1

0.9

1

0.75

0.9

0.9

0.9

1

0.75

Potential for not implementing the agreement

0.0144

1

1

0.9

1

0.9

0.9

1

0.9

1

0.9

 

0.965

0.9623

0.843

1

0.7656

0.8673

1

0.92

1

0.82

Palestinian perceived 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

0.6802

0.1

1

0.75

0.9

0.9

0.9

1

0.9

0

1

Compensation for Jews from Arab lands/recognition as refugee

0.0322

0

0.25

0.25

0.1

0.1

0.1

0

0.9

0

0

Starting reconciliation process with the Palestinian people

0.0925

0.25

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.75

0.75

0.1

0.5

0

0.75

International recognition of the finality of the refugee problem

0.1951

0.25

0.25

0.75

0.75

0.9

0.9

0.5

0.9

0

0.75

 

0.1399

0.7832

0.711

0.808

0.8603

0.8603

0.8

0.86

0

0.9

Palestinian perceived Israeli costs from Israeli concessions

Priorities

I1

I2

I3

I4

I5

I6

    

Destroying the Jewish character of the State of Israel

0.3498

0.75

0.25

0

0

0

0

    

Destruction of towns and villages of Israel and resettlement of millions of Israelis

0.0324

0.75

0

0

0

0

0

    

Creating new imminent friction between Israelis and Palestinians

0.0446

0.75

0.1

0

0.1

0

0

    

Political

0.1433

0.9

0.1

0.1

0.5

0.25

0.75

    

To remain open to Palestinian claims

0.2069

0.9

0.5

0

0.25

0.75

0.1

    

Israel taking responsibility for the creation of the Palestinian refugee issue

0.2229

0.9

0

0.5

0.75

0.25

0.1

    
 

0.836

0.2097

0.126

0.295

0.2467

0.1505