To be sure, if this new truce is merely technical, if efforts are not made to stabilize and consolidate it, it could become just one another in a long string of bitter episodes. But all who had feared a “great Israeli offensive” in Gaza should make every effort to strengthen the truce and create a climate for relaxing tensions that could, with time, lead to a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority.
但是即使是怀疑主义者也怀有许多希望。确实，如果这个新停战协定仅仅是技术上的，如果不进行稳定和巩固该协定的努力，它又会变成一长串痛苦事件中的另一个。但是，所有担心在加沙发生“巨大的以色列攻击”的人都应该努力巩固这个协定并创造一个缓和紧张的气氛，从而随着时间的推移，能在这种氛围里与巴勒斯坦当局达成一个和平协定。