以色列人今日投票，参加一场备受关注的大选，可能让总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡下台。
Israelis vote today in a closely watched election that could unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
即使内塔尼亚胡落败，新领导层也不大可能在对美国重要的问题上彻底改变以色列的轨迹。
Even if Netanyahu loses, new leadership is unlikely to radically change Israel’s trajectory on issues important to the US.
“对外关系委员会高级研究员伊丽莎·尤尔斯表示：“任何新政府在巴勒斯坦问题上的做法，都不大可能做出全盘性的改变。就美国舆论受以色列政府在巴勒斯坦问题上的政策驱动而言，新的以色列政府要想足够快地展现出足以克服部分挑战的变化，将会很困难。”内塔尼亚胡的主要竞争对手、前以色列国防军参谋长加迪·艾森科特反对巴勒斯坦建国，并承诺摧毁哈马斯的军事翼。
“Any new government is likely to be constrained from making wholesale changes to its approach on Palestinian issues,” Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Elisa Ewers said. “To the extent that US public opinion is driven by Israeli government policy on the Palestinian file in particular, it’s going to be difficult for a new Israeli government to demonstrate enough change quickly enough to overcome some of the challenges.”Netanyahu’s main challenger, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, opposes Palestinian statehood and has pledged to destroy Hamas’ military wing.
尤尔斯补充说，新总理还将继承关于伊朗的艰难抉择，包括如何应对德黑兰为重燃战火所做的准备。
A new prime minister would also inherit difficult choices on Iran, including how to respond to Tehran’s preparations for renewed fighting, Ewers added.