The stakes are high, and failure would be costly to Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians. If the talks collapse, US foreign policy in the Middle East would be further discredited, and nothing would remain to keep the parties from launching another round of conflict.
各方的期望都很高，而失败的后果是美国人，以色列人和巴勒斯坦人都难以承受的。如果谈判破裂，美国的中东政策将更加遭人唾弃，也再没有任何力量能阻止各方爆发另一轮冲突了。