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The Israeli—Palestinian conflict is one of the most intractable conflicts in the world today. During the period of the 1990s and early 2000s, its salience was especially high. In this article, we explore the role of elections in the conflict, focusing on deliberation, legitimation, and representation. We analyze the five Israeli elections between 1992 and 2003. Our findings raise significant doubts as to the quality of deliberation on the conflict in these five election campaigns, and suggest that the campaigns and election interpretations did not contribute to legitimation of policy in this area beyond procedural legitimacy. Nevertheless, the elections had a major impact in molding the conflict through their role in transferring power and in producing dynamic representation. Although our focus is on a single case, this article falls within the body of empirical research about elections as instruments of democracy and their role in shaping the course of international conflicts.

A struggle that is limited to a small mass of land six thousand miles away is affecting the contemporary world. One usually finds himself or herself highly opinionated when it comes to the subject of fairness in the Middle East. The media gives much attention to the Middle East crisis which helps form the opinions. If one places three people in a room, whether they are theologians, politicians, or laborers, you may get three different theories about who inhabit the Fertile Crescent. This struggle has survived 4000 years to date in conflict that pre-dates the Hatfields and the McCoys in the dispute over land by the descendants of Isaac and Ishmael. For some, the following arguments are material for the development of religious doctrine as well as political policy.

"The Arab-Israeli conflict provides a balanced and thoughtful analysis fo one of the most tragic conflicts in modern history. From the creation of Israel to the situation today, this text follows the key events and issues arising from the partition of Palestine. The dispute has resulted in major regional wars and two Palestinian Intifadas, despite repeated attempts to resolve the conflict." -- Back cover

Selected official statements and documents from US, UN, Israeli, Palestinian, and Saudi Arabian sources on the second intifada, Israel's response, prospects for peace, and roles of the US, UN, and Arab states. Includes remarks by Palestinian National Authority President Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon.