For Europe to play the role to which it is entitled in producing a Middle East peace, it needs to restore its credibility with Israel. The vigorous and equitable reaction of European leaders to the Gaza war, and the visit of five of them to Jerusalem to help seal the ceasefire can, now that President Obama has launched his “aggressive” quest for peace in the region, launch a promising era of American-European partnership in Middle East peacemaking.
为了扮演其所应扮演的在缔造中东和平中的角色，欧洲需要恢复对以色列的信任。由于奥巴马总统已经开始对该地区和平进行“积极”的追求，所以欧洲领导人对加沙战争所作的强有力而且公正的反应，以及五位欧洲领导人为敲定停火协议而对耶路撒冷所作的访问，可以在中东缔造和平中开启一个光明的美国－欧洲伙伴关系时代。