If Gaza turns into a lawless failed state, one that is a base for attacks on Israelis, it will be extremely difficult to persuade Israel to withdraw from other areas that it now occupies. But if Palestinians in Gaza demonstrate that they can rule themselves and be a good neighbor, a key justification for Israel’s continuing occupation elsewhere will weaken.
自从色列撤军后，发生在加沙地带的事件对以色列政治产生了深远的影响。如果加沙地带变成一个非法的失败国家，成为一个针对以色列发动攻击的基地，那么要劝说以色列从其他占领地区撤军就会变得困难至极。但是如果加沙地带的巴勒斯坦人证明他们有能力实行自治并成为以色列的好邻居，那么这将无疑削弱以色列在任何地区持续占领的主要理由。