Although the Holocaust is a category of persecution sui generis, one cannot avoid thinking of Karski in light of the international community’s approach to Syria today. Expectations for the Geneva talks are so low that trivial matters – such as the fact that President Bashar al-Assad’s negotiators and the opposition are sitting together in the same room (though not at the same table) – are being hailed as successes.
虽然没有什么能与大屠杀造成的破坏相比，但想到国际社会今天对叙利亚的态度人们不禁会想起卡尔斯基。外界对日内瓦会谈几乎不抱什么希望，以致于巴沙尔·阿萨德总统的谈判代表和反对派同坐在一间屋子里（虽然并没有坐在一张桌前）这样微不足道的琐事都被看做是一种成功。