But the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is nonetheless sui generis: either the parties’ six-decade mutual deadlock is not unbearable enough, or they prefer to pay the price of conflict rather than compromise their national ethos. Such is now the loss of hope in a negotiated solution that those who advocate an internationally imposed solution seem to be gaining ground.
尽管如此，巴以冲突具有特殊性：要么是60年的僵局对双方来说还没到难以承受的地步，要么双方宁愿为冲突付出代价，也不愿违背各自的民族精神。正是因为双方会谈解决问题的希望渺茫，所以人们要求国际社会为双方提供强制解决方案的呼声越来越响。