By contrast, Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), who embraces peace negotiations with Israel and disavows armed struggle, is more isolated than ever, despite his success in upgrading Palestine’s status at the United Nations to that of “non-member observer state” days after the fighting in Gaza ended. Hamas initially reacted skeptically to the statehood bid, but supported it after the cease-fire, owing to its expectation that it will be able to exploit Palestine’s upgraded status.
相反，巴勒斯坦权力机构（PA）主席阿巴斯的策略是与以色列和谈，告别武装斗争，他受到了前所未有的孤立，尽管他在加沙战斗结束数日后成功地将巴勒斯坦在联合国的地位升格为“非成员观察国”。哈马斯一开始对建国计划颇为狐疑，但在停火协议后给予了支持，因为它期望能利用巴勒斯坦地位升格的机会。