The problem for Palestinians is that Jewish Israelis would have more clout in directing this unified state’s development, and they are unlikely to choose equality on their own. After all, granting equal political and civil rights to all citizens would diminish the country’s exclusivist Jewish character, reversing Zionist goals and achievements – an outcome that most of Israel’s Jewish population would reject.
巴勒斯坦人的问题在于以色列犹太人在决定这个统一国家的发展日程上尽占上风，他们无法依靠自己赢得平等。毕竟，授予全体公民平等的政治和民事权利将削弱这个国家排他性的犹太特征，损害犹太复国主义者的目标和成就，而这一结果是大部分犹太人口不会接受的。称这个国家为“以色列”也不足以平息反对。