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Chapter 2
From Conflict Protraction to Peace Actualization in Palestinian-Israeli Relations1
Saliba Sarsar
Peacemaking and peace building are both necessary for the successful resolution of protracted conflicts and the creation of a genuine and sustainable culture of peace. The former, mainly occurring top down, and the latter, mainly occurring bottom up, have historically operated in separate spheres, with little or no structural and process synergy between them.
The assumption of and the need for synergy—or even integration—between peacemaking and peace building are based on research indicating that peacemaking does not necessarily translate into peace building and that when the ink on a peace agreement has dried, real peace will not automatically ensue. Moreover, the populations on both sides of the protracted conflict must engage in psychological and social transformation