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J Kristen Urban¹

¹Department of Political Science, Mount St. Mary's University, 212 Knott Academic Center, Emmitsburg, MD 21727, USA. urban@msmary.edu

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Gause's Principle of Competitive Exclusion explains that two species cannot share the same niche. Applying this to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, bantustanization in the West Bank is a result of interspecific competition, with competition coefficients key to equilibrium.

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Political Science
Conflict Studies

Background:

The Principle of Competitive Exclusion, established by Gause in 1934, posits that two species cannot occupy the same ecological niche.
Ecological competition can lead to exclusion or, under specific conditions, coexistence.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict presents complex dynamics potentially explainable through ecological models.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply Gause's Principle of Competitive Exclusion as a model for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
To analyze the bantustanization of the West Bank as an outcome of interspecific competition.
To identify factors promoting stable equilibrium within the conflict.

Main Methods:

Utilized logistic equations to model interspecific competition.
Applied ecological competition theory to political conflict dynamics.
Examined competition coefficients as key variables for coexistence.

Main Results:

Bantustanization of the West Bank is presented as a logical outcome of interspecific competition.
The study identifies specific conditions for coexistence based on density-dependent mechanisms.
Competition coefficients are highlighted as critical for achieving a stable equilibrium.

Conclusions:

Gause's Principle offers a viable framework for understanding aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The model suggests that interspecific competition dynamics can explain territorial fragmentation.
Further research into competition coefficients is crucial for exploring conflict resolution and stable coexistence.