But it is also a test of the region’s capacity to forge a different and better future. If these two peoples can find common ground to create two states, both democratic and free, after decades of bitterness and bloodshed, the region would have an enormously powerful model of hope.
以巴问题显然至关重要。但它同时能够检验该地区是否有能力创造美好的未来。如果两国民众能够找到建设自由民主独立国家的共同点，那么经过几十年的流血和苦难，该地区新生的强大模式将会充满希望。