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A new generation is posing a challenge in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

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Young Palestinian men — in their teens and twenties — are taking up guns and organizing into small militias² with names like the Lion's Den³.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

A new generation is posing a new challenge in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Young Palestinian men are taking up guns and organizing into small militias. They have become Israel's most wanted men this year. And pursuing them has led to bloodshed at levels not seen in years. Here's NPR's Daniel Estrin.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Non-English language spoken).

DANIEL ESTRIN, BYLINE⁴: The casbah of Nablus is a warren of shops selling candied pumpkin⁵, olive oil soap, the city's signature sweet cheese dessert. I walked down one alley⁶ past a bakery and see a pile of limestones⁷ at the scene of an Israeli attack in August that killed gunman Ibrahim al-Nabulsi. Gunmen still patrol here.

And you can see the mangled⁸ metal and the broken stones. And standing⁹ right here to the left of me is a 22-year-old man with a black baseball hat and a large gun slung¹⁰ around his shoulder and a necklace with the picture of Ibrahim, his comrade who was killed.

He fidgets with his assault rifle and loads a new magazine. He won't speak on tape or give his name. He'd certainly be wanted by Israeli troops. He says he's among hundreds of young men in new militias like his, called the Lion's Den. They're not formally trained. But they've gotten their hands on M-16s, some smuggled¹¹ from Israeli army supplies. Instead of throwing rocks at troops entering their towns, they shoot. Israeli soldiers have shot back, killing¹² around a hundred Palestinians this year, including civilians¹³, the highest tally¹⁴ in several years. And Israel says there have been more than 140 Palestinian attacks on Israelis in the West Bank, the highest number in years. A few soldiers were killed.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Non-English language spoken).

ESTRIN: A resident passes by. He won't give his name, talking about his support for wanted men, but says young, armed men like the one standing before us remind him of the intifada days, when armed Palestinians battled Israeli troops in these alleyways. Residents praise them for doing what their own police forces don't, confront Israeli troops. He speaks through our interpreter.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Through interpreter) We feel that the spirit of resistance is alive and well. People have not forgotten resistance.

ESTRIN: The young gunman who was killed is actually the son of a veteran officer in the Palestinian security forces, whose mandate¹⁵ is to go after renegade militants¹⁷ like his son. I visit him.

We're walking up a very steep flight of stairs. There's Ibrahim's father on the balcony.

ALAA AL-NABULSI: (Non-English language spoken).

ESTRIN: Colonel Alaa al-Nabulsi. He's with his wife, who's meeting a group of women offering their condolences.

AL-NABULSI: (Non-English language spoken).

ESTRIN: The colonel says the whole point of him joining the force was the Oslo Peace Accord of the 1990s. He was supposed to help Palestinians secure their own streets. They hoped for eventual¹⁸ independence.

AL-NABULSI: (Non-English language spoken).

ESTRIN: But he says it was all just ink on paper. Today, Israeli troops sweep into Palestinian areas. And Palestinian security officers are told to stay out of their way.

AL-NABULSI: (Through interpreter) The Israelis are constantly going in. And we stay in our headquarters. The people started asking, what are you doing for us? You're doing nothing for us.

ESTRIN: His son joined other young men, taking matters into their own hands. He became a prominent militant¹⁶ Israel accused of shooting its soldiers. And al-Nabulsi says he got a phone call from an Israeli commander asking him to hand over his son.

AL-NABULSI: (Through interpreter) The Israeli commander called me. I told him, give me two days to convince my son. Maybe I can take him into Palestinian custody¹⁹. As a security officer, I cannot arrest my son and deliver him to the Israelis. But he didn't give me a chance. The very next day, they raided the house and brought in dogs.

ESTRIN: He says Israeli troops turned the house upside down, slashing²⁰ through sofa cushions looking for hidden weapons.

AL-NABULSI: (Through interpreter) How can I, as a security officer, arrest him after you've broken into my own house?

ESTRIN: As his son, Ibrahim, evaded²¹ arrest, the 18-year-old became a local star, the Lion. Supporters posted TikTok videos of him. He walked openly through the streets, crowds following him. Israeli troops ambushed²² and killed him in the casbah in August. But as his legend grows here, it highlights the crumbling²³ power structure in the West Bank, where the Palestinian leadership and security forces lose ground to emboldened²⁴ young gunmen.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

RONEN BAR: (Non-English language spoken).

ESTRIN: Israel's internal security chief Ronen Bar has called the situation a cycle of violence. After deadly attacks on Israelis this spring, Israeli troops are going after militants because Palestinian forces refuse to. But he says that leads to firefights, Palestinian casualties and further undermines the Palestinian police. Under pressure from Israel and the U.S., the Palestinian forces finally cracked down recently and arrested some of Ibrahim al-Nabulsi's comrades. The results were disastrous²⁵, with gunshots and screaming, as caught in this video.

(SOUNDBITE OF GUNS FIRING)

ESTRIN: Palestinian civilians and gunmen accuse their own police forces of doing Israel's bidding. In clashes, one man was killed. Now Palestinian leaders have pledged not to pursue militants in Nablus anymore. The young armed men are setting the agenda, says Jamal Tirawi, a prominent activist²⁶ and critic of the Palestinian leadership.

JAMAL TIRAWI: (Through interpreter) There's a lack of trust in any political horizon and in the Palestinian Authority. That's led the Palestinian youth to launch their own initiative and their own struggle against the Israeli occupation. And they've taken authority into their own hands. And that's created gaps for Hamas and Islamic Jihad to fill in the West Bank.

ESTRIN: As the old guard, the Palestinian Authority and their police forces lose credibility. Analysts²⁷ say militant groups, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are encouraging and funding some of the armed youth, maybe as a foothold to taking power here one day.

Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Nablus.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

3 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 pumpkin   

n.南瓜

参考例句：

• They ate turkey and pumpkin pie.他们吃了火鸡和南瓜馅饼。
• It looks like there is a person looking out of the pumpkin!看起来就像南瓜里有人在看着你！

6 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

7 limestones   

n.石灰岩( limestone的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The isotopic signatures of most ancient limestones indicated the same process. 大多数古代石灰岩的同位素特征说明了同样的过程。 来自辞典例句
• There are four principal types of limestones. 石灰岩有四种主要类型。 来自辞典例句

8 mangled   

vt.乱砍（mangle的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• His hand was mangled in the machine. 他的手卷到机器里轧烂了。
• He was off work because he'd mangled his hand in a machine. 他没上班，因为他的手给机器严重压伤了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

11 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

12 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

13 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。

14 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。

15 mandate   

n.托管地；命令，指示

参考例句：

• The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
• The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。

16 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。

17 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

18 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

19 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

20 slashing   

adj.尖锐的；苛刻的；鲜明的；乱砍的v.挥砍( slash的现在分词 )；鞭打；割破；削减

参考例句：

• Slashing is the first process in which liquid treatment is involved. 浆纱是液处理的第一过程。 来自辞典例句
• He stopped slashing his horse. 他住了手，不去鞭打他的马了。 来自辞典例句

21 evaded   

逃避( evade的过去式和过去分词 )； 避开； 回避； 想不出

参考例句：

• For two weeks they evaded the press. 他们有两周一直避而不见记者。
• The lion evaded the hunter. 那狮子躲开了猎人。

22 ambushed   

v.埋伏( ambush的过去式和过去分词 )；埋伏着

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The military vehicles were ambushed. 军车遭到伏击。 来自《简明英汉词典》

23 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

24 emboldened   

v.鼓励，使有胆量( embolden的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Emboldened by the wine, he went over to introduce himself to her. 他借酒壮胆，走上前去向她作自我介绍。
• His success emboldened him to expand his business. 他有了成就因而激发他进一步扩展业务。 来自《简明英汉词典》

25 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

26 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

27 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。