The failure to reach agreement under such apparently auspicious conditions does not bode well for the coming talks. But Netanyahu has said that once negotiations start, “we will surprise everyone,” and the Palestinians have gone further than ever before in building the institutions needed for national independence.
当年如此有利的情况下都无法达成协议，未来的谈判自然也给蒙上了阴影。但内塔尼亚胡已经声明一旦谈判开始，“我们将给所有人带来惊喜，”而巴勒斯坦人也在独立建国方面进行了更多的制度建设。即便是一个屡遭挫折的乐观主义者也将看到，这一次，达成和解的机会比过去都要多。