105 以色列坚持其所谓的“积极防卫”政策

105 以色列坚持其所谓的“积极防卫”政策

Israel to Continue 'Active Defense¹'Art Chimes
Jerusalem
4 Jul 2001 14:23 UTC

Israel will continue its 1)controversial policy of targeted attacks on Palestinian militants³ who are suspected of planning attacks on Israel. Palestinians have labeled the attacks 2)assassinations, but Israel is defending the policy it calls "active defense."
Israel's 13-member security cabinet agreed to sustain the attacks against Palestinians suspected of planning attacks against Israel. One member of the security cabinet, Minister Shlomo Benizri, told Army Radio that Israel's response would be "perhaps slightly stronger." Another minister, Ephriam Sneh said the decision was 3)unanimous.
Palestinians have denounced what they describe as a policy of "assassination," and U.S. officials have urged Israel to end the killings⁴. Israel defends its action as self-defense.
Shortly after the security cabinet ended its 4)session Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported the latest Israeli attack on a suspected militant². According to 5)media reports, army units attacked Fatah activist⁵ Hazem al-Natsheh in the West Bank town of Hebron. But Israeli military officials say they have no knowledge of the reported attack.
Palestinians say Israel has killed about 40 6)activists since last September, when the uprising against Israel began.
The two sides agreed to a 7)cease-fire arranged by CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) Director George Tenet last month, but violence continues with (8)casualties almost every day.
The two sides are supposed to be (9)observing a seven-day quiet period before entering a cooling-off stage. The Palestinians say the quiet-period ended Wednesday, but the Israelis say that with the daily violence, yet it has not begun.

(1) controversial[kRntrE5v:F(E)l]adj.争论的, 争议的
(2) assassination n.暗杀
(3) unanimous[ju:5nAnImEs]adj.意见一致的, 无异议的
(4) session[5seF(E)n]n.会议, 开庭
(5) media[`mi:dIE]n.媒体
(6) activist[5AktIvIst]n.激进主义分子, 行动主义分子
(7) cease-fire 停火
(8) casualties人员伤亡
(9) observe[Eb5z:v]vt.观察, 观测, 遵守, 评述

 

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

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 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。

4 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

5 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。