Application of Edward Azar's Theory "Protracted Social Conflict": A Case Study of Palestine-Israel Conflict

Abstract

The sacred land of Palestine is under the commotion of blood and smoke.The origin and fundamental grounds of 70 years old between Muslims and the Jewish community. Since the inception of Israel, the western world has supported and expanded the reigns of Israel by shrinking the geographical and religious space for Palestinian Arabs. The conflict embraced ethnoreligious, racial, territorial, and ideological emotions,which remain unresolved even after numerous agreements and accords.The said conflict is evaluated through the lens of Edward Azar’s protracted social conflict theory, which encompasses communal content,governance, deprivation of human rights, and international linkages towards the Palestine- Israel conflict. The paper will highlight the major constraints and deep-rooted causes of the Palestine Israel conflict.