Even as Mr. Netanyahu forged diplomatic ties and trading partnerships with new countries, he stymied any prospect of a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, aided by a weak, divided and at times recalcitrant Palestinian leadership.

即便是在与新国家建立外交关系和贸易伙伴关系之际，内塔尼亚胡也还阻碍了任何形式解决巴以冲突的方案的可能性，其中也有巴勒斯坦领导层软弱、分裂，有时还很桀骜不驯这一点在推波助澜的关系。