The only hope now for resuming negotiations is the old “only Nixon could open up China” argument, meaning that only a truly hard-right Israeli leader would have the credibility to make peace with the Palestinians. But it is now clear to historians that Richard Nixon was determined to make his overture to China from the moment he began his presidency.
现在恢复谈判的唯一希望就是“只有尼克松才能够打开中国大门”这一老观点，也就是只有一位真正坚定右翼领导人才有威信来与巴勒斯坦媾和。但是现在历史学家们知道，尼克松一上台就决心向中国示好。不幸的是，没有什么迹象表明以色列未来的总理真正愿意采取如此大胆行动。