Palestinian and Israeli Public Opinion is based on a unique project: the Joint Israeli-Palestinian Poll (JIPP). Since 2000, Jacob Shamir and Khalil Shikaki have directed joint surveys among Israelis and Palestinians, providing a rare opportunity to examine public opinion on two sides of an intractable conflict. Adopting a two-level game theory approach, Shamir and Shikaki argue that public opinion is a multifaceted phenomenon and a critical player in international politics. They examine how the Israeli and Palestinian publics' assessments, expectations, mutual perceptions and misperceptions, and overt political action fed into domestic policy formation and international negotiations -- from the failure of the 2000 Camp David summit through the second Intifada and the elections of 2006. A discussion of the study's implications for policymaking and strategic framing of future peace agreements concludes this timely and informative book.
Author(s): Jacob Shamir, Khalil Shikaki
Series: Indiana Series in Middle East Studies
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 223
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
1. Introduction......Page 16
2. The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Poll: Context and Methodology......Page 26
3 The Public Imperative: Public Opinion in Two-Level Games......Page 40
4. The Israeli and Palestinian Publics: Differences and Similarities......Page 50
5. Camp David 2000: Tied Hands and Closed Lips......Page 65
6. The Eruption of the Intifada: The Role of Violence in Two-Level Games......Page 79
7. From Geneva to Disengagement: Opportunities and Constraints......Page 105
8. Political Turnabouts: The Electoral Connection......Page 131
9. Conclusion......Page 166
Notes......Page 184
Bibliography......Page 198
Index......Page 210
