These leaders would do better to look across the Mediterranean at Cyprus and see how - without giving up claims to disputed land - refugees can live in dignity and honor. But then again, the Republic of Cyprus is a democracy, while the Palestinians have not been able to emancipate themselves from the violent militarized option that has brought them such misery.
如果巴勒斯坦领袖看看地中海对面的塞浦路斯，就能看见难民们如何在不放弃领土要求的情况下有尊严、有名誉地生活。但要再次提到，塞浦路斯共和国实行的是民主制度，而巴勒斯坦却还没能从带给他们无尽痛苦的暴力选择中获得解放。