Admittedly, Israeli governments have never liked the idea of negotiating peace with all enemies simultaneously, if only because the political costs of the required concessions would be unbearable. The Israeli strategy of peacemaking therefore oscillates between two visions: while the Israeli left gives priority to the Palestinian problem, the Israeli right prefers pursuing a settlement with the big Arab powers.
众所周知，以色列政府从来不喜欢同时与所有敌人进行和平谈判的想法，因为难以承受所需妥协的政治成本。因此以色列实现和平的战略总是在两种愿景之间振荡：左派将巴勒斯坦为题视为当务之急，而右翼则倾向于寻求与阿拉伯大国之间的协议。