In the latest round of negotiations, however, this division has not been a major obstacle, because Hamas remained on the sidelines – neither participating nor seeking to play a spoiler role. This decision may have stemmed from an assumption that the talks would collapse, thereby discrediting the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority.
但是，在最近的谈判中，这一分歧并不是主要障碍，因为哈马斯仍然处于边缘地位——既没有参与，也没有试图搅局。这一决定或许机遇谈判必将破裂的假设，从而可以进一步削弱法塔赫主宰的巴勒斯坦权力机构的权威。无论如何，巴勒斯坦人中间的分歧绝非此次谈判失败的原因。