He also said Iran's involvement in a shipment of arms to the Palestinian Authority, seized by Israel, "probably was intended to escalate the violence of the intifada and strengthen the position of Palestinian elements that prefer armed conflict with Israel".
"I'll have to feel it out, see where everyone else is coming from," he told the Washington Post".I'd prefer no conflict, no infighting, but if they hit me, I'll hit them harder.
Judging from these findings, it would appear that Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans are likely to prefer different conflict management styles.
Hamas knows that [Israel's prime minister, Binyamin] Netanyahu was reluctant to be drawn into this conflict and it knows the history of Israeli wars – that it tends to prefer short conflicts.
We would prefer no conflicts at all.
As to Di Pego, I might prefer the conflicts in the veteran screenwriter's 1981 crime thriller, "Sharky's Machine," but that's just me.
Some of the explanations found in literature for this attitude are that patients lack confidence, are not sure which option they prefer, have conflicting priorities, or anticipate blaming themselves if outcomes are poor [ 7].
Mr. Sharon prefers unending conflict to the prospect of negotiations in which, to end the conflict, Israel would have to let the Palestinians have a real country with its capital in Jerusalem.
"It is a person tired of the way security and peace have been handled, a person who prefers the conflict option instead of negotiations that failed".
