in the general sense...

opposite of doves is hawks...

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FYI:

From dictionary sources:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doves
dove 1 (dv)
n.
1. Any of various widely distributed birds of the family Columbidae, which includes the pigeons, having a small head and a characteristic cooing call.
2. A gentle, innocent person.
3. A person who advocates peace, conciliation, or negotiation in preference to confrontation or armed conflict.

pac·i·fism (ps-fzm)
n.
1. The belief that disputes between nations should and can be settled peacefully.
2.
a. Opposition to war or violence as a means of resolving disputes.
b. Such opposition demonstrated by refusal to participate in military action.


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a "pacifist faction" is closer to "求和派"

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another one is anti-war faction, but I think "pacifists / pacifist faction" is sufficient, in general...

Here are my suggestions:

the peace negotiators/peace activists = 求和派
hard-liner = 强硬派
the Moderates = 温和派
the dove = 鸽派
the hawk = 鹰派

No doubt, Peace Seekers!

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我感到震惊！诸位都是经验丰富，多年留洋居住留学经历的老翻译，而且很多都是从事公共英语专业或社会人文科学翻译的！doves 是鸽派， pacifists 是和平主义者，peace negotiators 是和平谈判代表，pro-pacific wing 是党团中的某一观点派别！也许温和派用doves较合适。

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我感到震惊！诸位都是经验丰富，多年留洋居住留学经历的老翻译，而且很多都是从事公共英语专业或社会人文科学翻译的！doves 是鸽派， pacifists 是和平主义者，peace negotiators 是和平谈判代表，pro-pacific wing 是党团中的某一观点派别！也许温和派用doves较合适。

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照我的理解，pacifist是“someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes”，即以反对暴力作为解决争端的手段的人，只要反对使用暴力解决争端，那么他就是和平主义者了。而“求和者”是某一争端发生了，向对方请求停止争端，求得和解、实现和平的人，比如通过求同存异（seek common points while reserving difference）的方法获得和平等等。

　　绥靖，英文当是“appeasement”，那么，“求和派”应作译作“pro-appeasement”。但通常说“peace mongers”，与“war mongers”相对。“-monger”本身就带贬义，比如“rumour-mongers”即为“专事散布流言之徒”。

　　可是，在“巴方内部以法塔赫为主的温和派，和求和派”这个语境里，恐怕上述译法都不妥。这里，应译作“peace seekers”

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　　这里还有一个语境不能忽示。作者是谁？如果作者倾向于主战派，希望巴方以暴易暴，那这个“求和派”就可能是“peace mongers”。语气带蔑视成份。