Little wonder that, once most Israelis accepted this narrative, the “peace process” became a repulsive, discredited expression, and its advocates on the left came to be perceived at best as innocents detached from the real world. Indeed, instead of facing the region’s changing realities with a new approach to peace in Palestine and beyond – endorsing the Arab peace initiative, for example – the Israeli left and center retreated either to worn-out slogans or to the safety of domestic agendas.
毫不奇怪，一旦大部分以色列人接受了这一说辞，“和平进程”就沦为了招人厌恶、毫无可信度的观点，其左派支持者（说得好听些）是脱离了真实世界的无辜者。事实上，以色列左派和中间派并没有以新的对巴勒斯坦及其他地区和平方案直面该地区变幻莫测的现实（比如支持阿拉伯和平措施），他们不是倒退回过时可口号，就是倒退回国内日程以求安全。这些党派都没有致力于迈出一步，接触阿拉伯世界的新政权和新世代。