They now stand again at a crossroads, and whether they will be able to transcend their tragic heritage depends on them. No one can help them if they cannot come up with a coherent, consensual, and reasonably united leadership – what Abbas himself calls “one law, one authority, one gun.”
巴勒斯坦人需要克服艰难的历史——内部的不团结和血腥的相互冲突。现在他们再一次站到了十字路口，而他们是否能超越他们的悲剧遗产完全取决于他们自己。如果他们不能够组成一个具有凝聚力的、意见一致的以及合理的联合领导机构——就像阿巴斯本人所呼吁的“一部法律、一个行政管理机构一杆枪”，那么没有人能够帮助他们。