以色列释放更多巴勒斯坦囚犯

 　　以色列释放更多巴勒斯坦囚犯

　　Israel has freed 26 more Palestinians prisoners who were jailed for deadly attacks on Israeli civilians¹.

　　Monday's prison release is part of Israel's agreement to revive the long-stalled Mideast peace talks with the Palestinians.

　　Some of the Palestinians had been behind bars for as long as 28 years.

　　They usually get a hero's welcome when they return home to the West Bank and Gaza. But the releases infuriate many Israelis, including some members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet. They consider the ex-prisoners terrorists.

　　Monday was the third of four prisoner releases in which a total of 104 Palestinians will be freed.

　　It came as the State Department announced that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will propose a framework for final status negotiations² between Israel and the Palestinians when he travels to the Middle East this week.

　　A spokeswoman gave no details of the framework other than saying it would address all core issues between the two sides.

　　Israel and the Palestinians resumed peace talks in July after a three-year break. Israel agreed to the prisoner release and the Palestinians dropped their demand for Israel to stop settlement construction before final status talks are held.

　　Kerry leaves for Jerusalem Wednesday and will proceed to Ramallah in the West Bank. The secretary has made a Middle East peace agreement a top foreign policy goal. He has made frequent trips to the region in the past year.

1 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

2 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。