Israel, for its part, needs to recognize that, if it wants to act in ways that are consistent with its own democratic values, it must abandon its strategy of violence and disrespect for the basic human rights of the Palestinians, as well as the idea of “Great Israel.” In short, it must accept a Palestinian state, through deeds as well as words.
就以色列而言，它需要认识到，如果它想拿出符合自己的民主价值观的行动，就必须放弃其暴力的战略和对巴勒斯坦人的基本人权的不尊重以及“大以色列” 的观点。简而言之，它必须接受一个巴勒斯坦国，这不仅是停留在口头上，而且要落实在行动上。一天不这样做，危险的日子就一直要持续到奥巴马就职典礼的日子，而国际社会将需要强有力的冷静的政治家来完成使命。