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The second kind of conflict is called retributive, with one or both parties harboring ill will toward each other (Saaty, ORiON 4:3–25, 1988). The idea is particularly relevant in long-drawn-out conflicts, which in the end fester and create almost ineradicable resentments. Here a party may be willing to give up much of its demands, if misfortune can be brought to its opponent through some means, including justice as dispensed by the court system. Should the enemy die, they may forgive and forget, or sometimes they may be resentful because they have not extracted their pound of flesh.
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Saaty, T.L., Zoffer, H.J., Vargas, L.G., Guiora, A. (2022). Retributive Conflicts and the AHP: The Trading Mechanism. In: Overcoming the Retributive Nature of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83958-1_4
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