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The purpose of this section is to identify the larger social and political forces and factors at play in both societies, in as much as they are brought to bear on the undertaking of P2P and the activities of the P2P community. [...] Amongst the growing unpopularity of the peace camp positions in the public Israeli discourse and as a result of the national unity government, the hostile atmosphere has brought about questions of the relevance of the message and of a retreat regarding strategies and tactics. [...] The Palestinian context While the situation on the Israeli end has led to a political and organizational stock- taking, the profile of P2P on the Palestinian side is even more beleaguered given the rise of extremism and violence, and the frequent incursions of the IDF into Palestine. [...] Furthermore, the breadth and ambiguity of the term have created problems of perception for those involved in the work of P2P as well as the general public; Over the course of the past few difficult years the term P2P has acquired negative connotations. [...] That said, there is reluctance on the part of the various practitioners to be too hasty in abandoning the original term and it is perhaps to the credit of the breadth of the term that it is inclusive of so many different interpretations of the work.