Most scientists believe that its better, a better process, less affected by conflicts of interest, but still affected by politics.

大部分学者认为这是一个改进,不过虽然利益冲突的影响有所减少,却仍不免受到政治因素的影响

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So their national ties to the land in the north, in the south, the center is Jerusalem and its surroundings, Bethlehem is of no immediate interest to Islam.

所以他们与这片土地的联系,无论是北部，还是南部，都是国家层面的，中央的是耶路撒冷和周边，比如伯利恒，与伊斯兰教没有直接联系。

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