以色列攻占巴勒斯坦建筑

  

Israel Seizes Palestinian Buildings

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

10 Aug 2001 10:31 UTC

 

Israeli security forces have seized Palestinian offices in East Jerusalem in response to a suicide bombing that killed at least 16 people and wounded about 90 others. In a highly symbolic¹ move, Israeli police took over the main Palestinian political headquarters in East Jerusalem and other buildings in and around the city.

A blue-and-white Israeli flag flew over Orient House, the 1)ornate, stone building that serves as the unofficial Palestinian headquarters in Jerusalem. Israeli forces also 2)seized buildings in Abu Dis, a Palestinian village on the edge of Jerusalem, that has been proposed as the possible seat of government for a future Palestinian state.

Israeli warplanes blasted a Palestinian police station in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The building had been 3)evacuated and no 4)casualties were reported.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says the seizure² of Palestinian buildings in East Jerusalem is a major 5)provocation. "The sight of the Israeli flag on the Orient House will not be seen by the Palestinians other than a major, massive 6)aggression against their 7)nationhood, against their 8)aspirations, against their sovereignty,"he says. "Israel is really inviting³ just more bloodshed and enlarging the cycle of violence and counter-violence."

Suicide Bombing at Jerusalem Restaraunt - August 9, 2001 The moves came after a suicide bombing in a crowded Jerusalem restaurant that was one of the deadliest attacks in more than ten months of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The Palestinian militant⁴ group Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying it was in response to Israel's assassination⁵ of Palestinian militants⁶.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon held 9)lengthy meetings with top security officials to discuss the government's response to the latest bloodshed. Cabinet Secretary Gideon Saar told reporters that Israel will maintain its policy of refusing to negotiate with the Palestinians as long as the violence continues. "We still hope that the Palestinians will understand that it is 10)inconceivable to live in a situation in which our citizens are attacked, shot, killed, injured by the Palestinians, and people will expect us to go on with the peace process,"he said "We are not, we are not going to 11)negotiate under fire."

Israel 12)captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war, and 13)annexed it in a move not recognized by most nations.

The Palestinians want the eastern part of the city to be the capital of a future state.

 

 

(1)      ornate[C:5neIt]adj.装饰的, 华丽的

(2)      seize[si:z]v.抓住, 逮住, 夺取vt.没收, 查封

(3)      evacuate[I5vAkjJeIt]v.疏散, 撤出, 排泄

(4)      casualties人员伤亡

(5)      provocation[prRvE5keIF(E)n]n.激怒, 刺激, 挑衅, 挑拨

(6)      aggression[5E^reF(E)n]n.进攻, 侵略

(7)      nationhood[ `neIFEnhJd ]n.作为一个国家的地位

(8)      aspiration[AspE5reIF(E)n]n.热望, 渴望

(9)      lengthy[5leNWI]adj.冗长的, 过分的

(10)      inconceivable[InkEn5si:vEb(E)l]adj.不能想像的, 难以相信的

(11)      negotiate[nI5^EJFIeIt]v.(与某人)商议, 谈判, 磋商

(12)      capture[5kAptFE(r)]n.捕获, 战利品vt.俘获, 捕获, 夺取

(13)      annexe[5Aneks]n.附加物, 附属建筑

 

 

1 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

2 seizure   

n.没收；占有；抵押

参考例句：

• The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
• The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

4 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。

5 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

6 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。