Israel–Palestine: Where Are the Adults?

Frederic C. Hof

World Affairs, 2025, vol. 188, issue 3

Abstract: Unless transformative, adult leadership appears on both sides of the Israeli–Palestinian divide, the relationship between two peoples living on a sliver of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River will continue to be one of occupier and occupied. Recent events may force historians to conclude that the only chance for a different outcome expired in the spring of 2001, when the parties failed to implement the recommendations of the Sharm el‐Sheikh fact‐finding report they claimed to respect and welcome. I served as Chief of Staff of the Sharm el‐Sheikh Fact Finding Committee and offer my observations in this commentary. 除非以巴边界两侧出现变革性的、成熟的领导人, 否则生活在地中海和约旦河之间狭长地带的两个民族之间的关系将继续是占领者与被占领者的关系。最近的事件或许会迫使历史学家得出结论:唯一的改变结果的机会在2001年春天就已消失, 当时双方未能执行他们声称尊重和欢迎的沙姆沙伊赫实况调查报告的建议。我曾担任沙姆沙伊赫实况调查委员会的参谋长, 并在此评论中提出我的看法。 A menos que surja un liderazgo adulto y transformador a ambos lados de la división entre israelíes y palestinos, la relación entre dos pueblos que viven en una franja de tierra entre el mar Mediterráneo y el río Jordán seguirá siendo la de ocupante y ocupado. Los acontecimientos recientes pueden obligar a los historiadores a concluir que la única posibilidad de un resultado diferente expiró en la primavera de 2001, cuando las partes no implementaron las recomendaciones del informe de investigación de Sharm el‐Sheikh que afirmaban respetar y acoger con satisfacción. Fui jefe de Estado Mayor del Comité de Investigación de Sharm el‐Sheikh y presento mis observaciones en este comentario.

Date: 2025
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