In the days before Obama takes office, while a power vacuum persists in the US, the European Union has a unique role to play in international initiatives to end the violence and the unfolding humanitarian crisis. For the EU to succeed, it must pursue the policy launched by the French Presidency, giving priority to stopping the war and distancing itself from Israel’s disproportionate use of force.
在奥巴马上任前的数日里，当美国继续着权力真空的时候，欧盟可以发挥其在国际行动中的独特作用以结束暴力和不断扩大的人道主义危机。欧盟若要取得成功，就必须追求由法国总统推出的政策，把停止战争作为头等大事并和以色列的对武力的过度使用保持距离。