The promise of a regional settlement that offers Israel the needed security guarantee – not to mention a considerable boost to its international standing – would make the painful concessions, including compromises on borders and Jerusalem, which are critical to the creation of a Palestinian state, more digestible for Israeli leaders.
为以色列提供和平保障、更不要说显著提高其国际地位的区域解决办法——会使得对建立巴勒斯坦国关键的痛苦让步，包括在边界和耶路撒冷问题上的妥协，对以色列领导人而言更容易接受。2002年阿拉伯和平倡议的发起者理解这一点；也许现在美国也能逐渐体会到。