But in general the decades since the collapse of the Oslo Accords in 1993 have accentuated the psychological gulf.
Day-to-day interaction between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza has been drastically reduced by walls and fences in a push for physical separation.
In the intervening decades, Hamas and the ultranationalist religious Israeli right have each extended their influence.
“On the Palestinian side, the ideal solution has become that Israel disappear,” Professor Shany said.
“On the Israeli side, there is a desire for Gaza to go away, even if that means bombing it away.
Persons:
Yitzhak Rabin’s, “, God, Jordan, Peace, ”, Yuval Shany, Mahmoud al, Shany
Organizations:
Oslo Accords, West Bank, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Locations:
Oslo, Gaza, Palestine, France, Germany, Alsace, Lorraine, Ireland, Israel, “ Israel, Ethiopia, Poland, America