巴勒斯坦谴责以色列激化矛盾

 

Palestinians Accuse Israel of Escalating¹ Conflict

Meredith Buel

Jerusalem

10 Aug 2001 17:57 UTC

 

Palestinian leaders are charging Israel with 1)escalating the current conflict after Israeli police seized the Palestinians' main headquarters in East Jerusalem Friday. The Israeli move was in response to a suicide bombing that killed 16 people and wounded about 90.

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called Israel's 2)takeover of Orient House, the Jerusalem headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization, an "escalation² and 3)provocation³."

In a highly 4)symbolic move, Israeli police took over the main Palestinian political headquarters in East Jerusalem and other buildings in and around the city.

The action was in retaliation⁴ for Thursday's suicide bombing in a Jerusalem restaurant.

Israeli forces also seized buildings in Abu Dis - a Palestinian village on the edge of Jerusalem - that has been 5)proposed as the possible seat of government for a future Palestinian state.

Mr. Arafat made his remarks as he toured a police building in the West Bank town of Ramallah that was destroyed by Israeli warplanes after the suicide attack.

Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat says the 6)seizure of Orient House is a major provocation. "The sight of the Israeli flag on the Orient House will not be seen by the Palestinians other than a major, massive 7)aggression against their nationhood, against their 8)aspirations, against their 9)sovereignty. Israel is really inviting⁵ just more bloodshed and enlarging the cycle of violence and counter-violence," he said.

The Israeli moves came after the suicide bombing that was one of the deadliest attacks in more than 10 months of Israeli-Palestinian violence. The Palestinian militant⁶ group Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying it was in response to Israel's 10)assassination⁷ of Palestinian militants⁸.

Israeli Cabinet Secretary Gideon Saar says the seizing of Orient House is a message to Mr. Arafat that he will not make political gains through violence. "We still hope that the Palestinians will understand that it is 11)inconceivable to live in a situation in which our citizens are attacked, shot, killed, injured by Palestinians, and people will 12)expect us to go on with the peace process. We are not, we are not going to negotiate under fire," he said.

Among those killed in the suicide bombing were five members of a single family - three of them children - several teenagers, and a 13)pregnant woman. Many were buried Friday in Jerusalem.

 

 

(1)      escalate[5eskEleIt]vi.逐步升高, 逐步增强vt.使逐步上升

(2)      takeover n. 接收；接管

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

(4)      symbolic[sIm5bRlIk]adj.象征的, 符号的

(5)      propose[prE5pEJz]vt.计划, 建议, 向...提议, 求(婚)vi.打算, 求婚

(6)      seizure[5si:VE(r)]n.抓, 捉, 没收, 查封, 夺取

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

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

(9)      sovereignty[5sRvrIntI]n.君主, 主权, 主权国家

(10)      assassination n.暗杀

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

(12)      expect[Ik5spekt]vt.期待, 预期, 盼望, 指望

(13)      pregnant[5pre^nEnt]adj.怀孕的, 重要的, 富有意义的, 孕育的

 

 

 

1 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

2 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

3 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

4 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 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。

7 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。

8 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。