In the absence of a strong central authority, the predominant divide between secular nationalism and politicized religion has led to the actual geographic disintegration of the Palestinian Territories into two distinct parts. Given the difficulties that even major players in the region face when dealing with the challenge of political Islam, it becomes clear that for the Abbas-led Palestinian Authority, only compromise and dialogue is a feasible way to heal the rift.
在强有力的中央政权缺失的情况下，世俗民族主义与政治化宗教最主要的区别已经导致了事实上巴勒斯坦地区十分鲜明的地理分割。考虑到在面对政治伊斯兰挑战时就连地区主要势力都不得不面对的困难条件，有一点变得非常明确，那就是对阿巴斯领导的巴勒斯坦当局来讲，只有妥协和对话才是弥合分歧唯一可行的方法。