Abstract
Since 1948 the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has occupied a central place in the field of political conflicts. It can therefore be defined as an uncompromising conflict, and so it is a conflict which shows a relationship of rivalry between two regions punctuated with large scale violence. Such conflicts are a great threat to international peace and security. One might therefore expect a global society, that is to say individuals, organizations and states do something in order to manage themselves. During the last 50 years, the various parties to the conflict have included Israelis, Egyptians, Jordanians, Syrians and Palestinians. Recently the US, the UN and the EU have been playing an increasing role in the conflict. Furthermore, as Bercovitch and Kadayifci have analysed it, the issues of the conflict have also expanded from territorial and sovereignty to identity, religion and also existence. The two parties face themselves in an adversial relationship characterized by numerous acts of violence and counter-violence, dehumanisation of each party and unwillingness to engage in serious conflict solution.
