Had Mr Netanyahu been more forthcoming in the past, they say, it might have been easier for them to ignore this latest hiccup.

他们说如果内塔尼亚胡先生早些出现的话，他们会更容易无视这次的障碍。

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Barack Obama is believed to have been thinking of putting forward his own package of peace proposals that might be hard for Mr Netanyahu to embrace.

奥巴马被普遍认为在推销自己的一揽子和平进程协议，这是内塔尼亚胡所难以容忍的。

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Moreover, the Palestinians fear that, if they gave in to Mr Netanyahu on this score, that might undermine the rights of Israel's Arab citizens, who make up a fifth of Israel's population.

此外，巴勒斯坦人担心，一旦他们在这一点上向内塔尼亚胡让步，可能会有损占以色列国内阿拉伯公民的权利，而他们占了以色列人口的五分之一。

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Mr.Netanyahu's base of support is among Israelis who fear that an independent Palestinian state might fall to radical Islamist rule and threaten the Jewish State - much like has happened in the Gaza Strip.

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Second, he could call an early election but that is also a risk: Mr Netanyahu might oust Mr Sharon as the candidate.

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For example, there had been plenty of indications that Mr Netanyahu might be visiting Mr Obama early in May, but the White House let it be known that the president was not available then.

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It looks as though the clarity of Mr Bennett's opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state might hurt Mr Netanyahu and attract enough support to win the newcomer a seat in the cabinet.

BBC: Israel election: Benjamin Netanyahu holds strong hand