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War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means (Carl Von Clausewitz, Prussian soldier, strategist and intellectual, 1780-1831) The Palestinian-Israel conflict has been going on for over 60 years now. This book uses the diplomacy of war model to provide a comprehensive historical and contemporary analysis of the interplay between major forces pulling the Palestinian Israeli relationship towards both violence and peace. Behind the limited diplomatic success are socio-political, economic and strategic factors at the local, regional and international levels, revealing how competing strategic interests of actors and the dynamic international political considerations exert a strong influence on this conflict.

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Oku Kaunya is a civil servant with extensive experience and training in public administration,development coordination and conflict management at provicial, district,local and community levels in Kenya. He holds a BA degree in Political Science and Philosophy, MBA degree in Human Resource Management, and an MA degree in International Studies.

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