For years, the world envied the Palestinian people’s strong social fiber, as they held together despite the occupation. With a strong sense of national identity, Palestinians boasted that they had a clear unifying purpose: ending the Israeli occupation and establishing an independent and democratic state.
去年是现代巴勒斯坦历史上最为困难的年份之一。多年来，世界都羡慕巴勒斯坦人民强烈的社会刚毅。尽管被占领，他们仍然能够团结一致。巴勒斯坦人具有强烈的民族认同感，他们宣布他们具有明确一致的目标，那就是结束以色列的占领并建立一个独立民主的国家。