But it is an even greater test for the Palestinians: will they once again be led by a radical and fanatical leadership into another national catastrophe? Or will they finally realize that a future of independence, sovereignty, and dignity is open to them – but only if they grant the Israelis what they rightly claim for themselves?
显而易见，当前危机是对奥尔默特和其继续从以色列占领领土撤军计划的第一个严峻考验。但危机对巴勒斯坦人考验更大。他们会再一次被一帮激进而狂热的领导者带入另一场民族灾难吗？他们会终将认识到只要给予以色列人他们自己所要求的东西，即独立、主权和尊严，那么这些东西也将在未来岁月向他们敞开怀抱吗？