欧洲将哈马斯从恐怖组织名单移除

 　　A European Union court in Luxembourg has ordered the Palestinian group Hamas be removed from the EU "terrorist list" for procedural reasons.

　　The court ruled the listing of Hamas as a "terrorist organization" was based on media reports, not analysis.

　　But the bloc¹'s second highest tribunal said member states can keep Hamas's assets frozen for three months to give time for further review or for an appeal.

　　The Islamic militant² group, which calls for the destruction of Israel, hailed the decision.

　　欧洲将哈马斯从恐怖组织名单移除

　　"This decision corrects an historic mistake against the Palestinian resistance, one that deemed Hamas was with terror, and we have always demanded the world to distinguish between terror and resistance, which is a legitimate³ right for all nations. Today, we see a strong, good shift and hope it will develop to include all Europe, to take a strong decision to remove Hamas from the terror list. We are are demanding to expose the crimes of the occupation and its leaders against the Palestinians."

　　But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ruling showed "staggering hypocrisy⁴" toward a Jewish state.

　　"Today we witnessed staggering examples of European hypocrisy. Hamas that has committed countless⁵ war crimes and countless terror acts. It seems that too many in Europe, on whose soil six million Jews were slaughtered⁶, have learned nothing. But we in Israel, we've learned. We'll continue to defend our people and our state against the forces of terror and tyranny and hypocrisy."

　　The United States has urged the European Union to maintain its sanctions on Hamas.

　　The EU's foreign policy arm said the bloc will continue to view Hamas as a terrorist group. A spokesperson says it is considering the next step.

　　Hamas holds sway in the Gaza Strip.

　　Most Western countries say it is a terrorist organization, pointing to years of rocket strikes out of Gaza and waves of suicide attacks, primarily between 1993 and 2005.

1 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

2 militant   

adj.激进的，好斗的；n.激进分子，斗士

参考例句：

• Some militant leaders want to merge with white radicals.一些好斗的领导人要和白人中的激进派联合。
• He is a militant in the movement.他在那次运动中是个激进人物。

3 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

4 hypocrisy   

n.伪善，虚伪

参考例句：

• He railed against hypocrisy and greed.他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
• He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.他指责了报纸在报道该新闻时的虚伪。

5 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

6 slaughtered   

v.屠杀，杀戮，屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》