In these circumstances, an idea recently raised – tentatively but courageously – by Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad should be eagerly welcomed. It may or may not fly, but it is arrestingly novel: if negotiations fail – so Fayyad says – sometime in 2011 the Palestinians should declare independence unilaterally.
僵局之下，一个由巴勒斯坦总理萨拉姆·法耶兹最近提出的，既具试探性但也勇气可嘉的想法可能会受到欢迎。这个想法或许有点夸张，但同时也非常吸引人：那就是如果谈判最终破裂的话，正如法耶兹所说的那样，在2011年的某个时候，巴勒斯坦人将会单方面宣布独立。