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Israel to Continue Targeting Suspected Terrorists
Meredith Buel
Jerusalem
3 Jul 2001 14:31 UTC

Israel has decided to continue supporting a cease-fire with the Palestinians. But Israel will continue targeting 1)suspected terrorists.
 Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and a group of senior government ministers decided to maintain support for a truce with the Palestinians. The security 2)cabinet also decided to continue its policy of killing suspected Palestinian militants.
Mr. Sharon says such targeted attacks, which the Palestinians call 3)assassinations, are a matter of self-defense. "We will 4)conduct active defense and we are going to exercise our right of self-defense," he said.
The decision follows increased violence that 5)threatens the cease-fire that took effect last month.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said after the meeting that the truce is in a very deep crisis. He said Israel and the Palestinians have to do everything to save the cease-fire because without it there will be more 6)victims and blood on both sides.
This week five Islamic militants were killed by Israeli forces, a Palestinian taxi driver was shot dead by Israeli soldiers, and two Israeli 7)civilians were killed.
And Israeli police have found the body of a Jewish 8)shepherd who was shot and killed at close range near the West Bank town of Hebron. The army says the man was shot by Palestinian gunmen.
Two car bombs 9)exploded Monday in the central Israeli town of Yehud, but there were no serious injuries.
Israeli and Palestinian security officials met late Monday in an effort to strengthen the 10)truce. The session was described as stormy, and no progress was reported.
U.S. officials are blaming both sides for the continued fighting, criticizing Israel's policy of 11)pinpoint attacks against Islamic militants, and saying the Palestinians have not done enough to fight terror and violence.
Secretary of State Colin Powell 12)convinced both sides to accept a proposed seven day period of total calm, to be followed by a six week 13)cooling-off period and confidence-building measures.
Nearly 630 people, mostly Palestinians, have been killed since the conflict 14)erupted last September.

(1) suspect[5sQspekt]n.嫌疑犯adj.不可信的, 可疑的v.怀疑, 猜想
(2) cabinet[5kAbInIt]<美>内阁adj.<美>内阁的, 小巧的
(3) assassination n.暗杀
(4) conduct[kEn5dQkt]n.行为, 操行v.引导, 管理, 为人, 传导
(5) threaten[5Wret(E)n]vt.恐吓, 威胁, 预示(危险)
(6) victim[5vIktIm]n.受害人, 牺牲者, 牺牲品
(7) civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员, 文官adj.民间的, 民用的
(8) shepherd[ `FepEd ]n.牧羊人, 牧羊狗v.牧羊, 看管, 带领
(9) explode[Ik5splEJd]vt.使爆炸vi.爆炸, 爆发,推翻
(10) truce[tru:s].休战, 休战协定, 休止
(11) pinpoint[5pInpCInt]n.精确adj.极微小的v.查明
(12) convince[kEn5vIns]vt.使确信, 使信服
(13) cool off v.变凉, 平静下来
(14) erupt[I5rQpt]vt.喷出vi.爆发