Recognizing the limits of US power doesn’t mean that America is irrelevant: it can stabilize a conflict, help bring about confidence-building measures, and negotiate interim agreements. But at the end of the day, in the case of Israel-Palestine, as in any conflict between two national movements, the key is in the hands of the local players.
认识到美国力量的局限性不意味着美国与问题毫不相干：它可以稳定冲突，帮助实现建立信心的措施以及就临时协议进行谈判。但是最后，在以色列－巴勒斯坦问题中，就像在任何两个国家运动中的冲突一样，钥匙掌握在当地势力的手中。从来没有国家冲突是靠外部势力解决的，不管他们的愿望是多么良好。