Sometimes this involves overt conflict between moderates and radicals within one side, such as when an Israeli religious zealot assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin when peace negotiations were making progress. Sometimes this involves a terrorist attack by radical Palestinians against Israeli civilians, in the hope of provoking an exaggerated violent response from Israel that breaks the process of trust building among moderates on both sides.
当和平看起来垂手可得的时候，冲突一方或者另一方的激进者挑起爆炸性事件进行破坏。有时候是一方内部温和派和激进派之间的公开冲突，例如正当和平谈判取得进展之际，一名以色列宗教狂热分子暗杀了以色列总理拉宾。有时候是激进的巴勒斯坦人对以色列的平民进行恐怖主义攻击，籍以挑起以色列的过激暴力性反应，从而打破双方温和派之间建立信任的进程。