The prolonged absence of the United States from truly active engagement in the Middle East peace process is partly to blame for the current situation. For almost six years, there has been no significant US diplomatic initiative to resolve the Palestinian question or to pursue the Syrian track (Israel still occupies the Golan Heights).
美国在中东和平进程中长时间没有承担起真正积极的职责也是造成当前局势的原因。近六年以来，美国没有在解决巴勒斯坦问题和继续叙利亚轨道（以色列至今仍占领着戈兰高地）的工作方面做出过任何有意义的外交努力。