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processes . 22 However , neither the violence from the Palestinian side nor Israel ’ s strategies have changed after these processes . Israel has continued enforcing severe methods of isolation on the Palestinians restricting their free movement in the West Bank , facilitating the transfer of Israeli citizens to the West Bank and continuing its settlements in that territory , depriving them of water resources and posing restrictions on the West Bank ’ s economic growth . 23 Ben-Artzi et al . claim that conflict management is meant to remove the violence but is not intended to eliminate the conflict ' s roots .
Both of the cases noted above show that conflict management protracts the resolution of the dispute . The two processes cannot be conducted together when the objectives of both the conflict management and resolution processes are distinct . As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict demonstrates , the sides are trying to manage the conflict between them for an extended period , preventing the hostilities from escalating . However , long-term conflict management and its various strategies implemented by the Israelis , and can be collectively called strategic patience , and its distinct objectives failed as stepping-stones to a resolution . Thus , if observing conflict management in this context as a process of distinct scope , methods , and objectives , it may be concluded that it can impede the resolution of the conflicts rather than a process that works towards finding solutions .
The NK Peace Process : The Failed Attempts at Conflict Resolution
In almost thirty years , the conflicting sides ’ efforts in the peace process framework have resulted in a signed cease-fire , three peace plans ( the Package Approach , the Phased Approach , and the Hybrid Approachthe Madrid principles ) and multiple meetings through the mediation efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs .
The first attempts to find a peaceful solution to the NK conflict began in 1991 with the Russian-Kazakhstani mediation efforts . At first , the Russian and Kazakh leaders traveled to Yerevan , Baku , and Nagorno- Karabakh to meet with Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders . The final meeting between the local leaders and mediators took place in
22 Ruth Ben-Artzi , et al , “ Conceptualizing Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution
as distinct negotiation processes in the context of the enduring Israeli-Palestinian conflict ,” Negotiation and Conflict Management Research 8 , no . 1 ( 2015 ): 56-63 . 23 Antony Cordesman , The Israeli-Palestinian War : Escalating to Nowhere ( London :
Praeger Security International , 2005 ). 58