To attempt negotiations under these circumstances would not only be an exercise in futility, but may merely deepen alienation and suspicion on both sides. The failure of the Annan Plan for Cyprus suggests that good intentions are not enough – and the disagreements in Cyprus were miniscule compared to what divides Israelis and Palestinians.
在这样的情况下试图谈判不仅会徒劳无功，还可能只会加深双方之间的疏远和猜疑。为塞浦路斯制定的《安南计划》的失败告诉我们仅有良好的意愿是不够的—而发生在塞浦路斯的争端与巴以之间的分歧比起来几乎就是微不足道。