以色列新反对派领导人会见巴勒斯坦总统

 　　以色列新反对派领导人会见巴勒斯坦总统

　　JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israel's newly-elected opposition¹ leader Yitzhak Herzog on Sunday met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, Israeli media reported.

　　Herzog, who replaced the head of the Labor² Party and opposition leader Shelly Yachimovich following the party's internal elections on Nov. 21, said he supports a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians.

　　In January, the Labor Party, which was once the ruling party and had been occupying around 20 to 30 seats, got only 15 seats ( out of 120) in the latest national elections.

　　Herzog's meeting with Abbas signaled his decision to bring the issue of negotiations³ with the Palestinians back to the top of Israel's political agenda.

　　"We have a historic opportunity for peace and we must do all we can to seize it," Herzog said, referring to the ongoing⁴ peace talks between the two sides, which resumed in late July after a three-year halt.

　　The new opposition leader also said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should meet with Abbas in order to advance the talks, adding that Abbas is a "partner who is ready to move toward peace and take original, brave steps on the core issues."

　　The peace negotiations have reportedly reached an impasse⁵ due to Israel's continued construction in the West Bank settlements on lands annexed⁶ during the 1967 Mideast War.

1 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

2 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 impasse   

n.僵局；死路

参考例句：

• The government had reached an impasse.政府陷入绝境。
• Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.谈判似乎已经陷入僵局。

6 annexed   

[法] 附加的，附属的

参考例句：

• Germany annexed Austria in 1938. 1938年德国吞并了奥地利。
• The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year. 那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。