If the Palestinians declared independence unilaterally, and if, as is expected, some sort of recognition by at least some states followed, the contours of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would change dramatically. Indeed, the conflict would become, if one can use the expression, more “normal” – no longer between an occupying power and an occupied people, but between two countries, two states, that disagree about a lot of issues, including borders, mutual relations, and control over populations.
如果巴勒斯坦人单方面宣布独立，然后某些国家不出所料地承认了这个新国家，那么以巴冲突的形式将发生戏剧化的转变。事实上，这场冲突（如果有人可以用某种词汇来形容的话）将变得更加“正常”——这不再是一个占领政权以及被占领人民之间的斗争，而是两个国家，两个政权之间在许多问题上的冲突，包括边界划分，双边关系以及对当地人口的划分。