Abbas will find it equally challenging to apply rule-of-law principles to a traumatized community that is reeling after nearly five years of violence, oppression, and draconian travel restrictions imposed by the Israelis. As in the issue of the militarization of the intifada, this is not a simple matter, as it concerns forces outside the control of Abbas and his government.
近五年的暴力、压迫和以色列政府实施的严格通行限制使巴勒斯坦满目疮痍。面对这样一个国家，阿巴斯感到要贯彻依法治国同样很具有挑战性。反抗运动军事化并非易事，因为这涉及到超出阿巴斯和他的政府势力范围之外的力量。