多数以色列人赞同代表团退出联合国种族大会

 

 

Most Israelis Approve of UN Racism¹ Conference Pullout

Laurie Kassman

Jerusalem

4 Sep 2001 

 

Most Israelis approve of the government's decision to 1)pull out of the U.N. Conference on Racism to protest anti-Israel language in the draft of the final declaration. Most Israelis have called the conference a 2)farce and a political 3)lynching of Israel.

Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres says it was impossible to remain part of a conference that 4)singled out Israel for attack. "We regret very much the very bizarre show in Durban, an important convention that is supposed to defend human rights became a source of 5)hatred a show of 6)unfounded 7)accusations, a reverse to every responsibility on the international 8)arena," he says. "We don't feel defeated. We feel peace was defeated."

Israel, along with the United States, has withdrawn² its official delegations³ from the U.N. conference to protest language in the draft declaration that 9)equates Zionism with racism.

Israel had boycotted⁴ two other international conferences on racism, in 1978 and 1983, also because of anti-Israel language in conference documents.

Even before the Durban conference got 10)underway, both Israel and the United States had warned they would pull out of the meeting if anti-Israel language were included in official declarations.

Israeli 11)commentators complain that U.N. officials have let Arab delegations use the conference to lash⁵ out against Israel and 12)divert attention from the conference work to combat racism.

Political analyst⁶ Barry Rubin of Tel Aviv's Bar-Ilan University criticizes what he calls a 13)throwback to pre-World War II anti-Semitism. But, he dismisses suggestions of Israel's political isolation⁷. "Once again the propaganda against Israel has gone too far," he says. "It has reached the point of the ridiculous. This has turned what was supposed to be an anti-racism conference into a pro-racism conference and I think there will be a backlash. I think the operation that was designed to isolate⁸ and damage Israel will have the reverse effect. You know, the basic reflection is not on Israel, it's on the world that the world can let it happen."

Some politicians, like Yossi Beilin, view the walk out as a mistake. Now in the opposition⁹, Mr. Beilin played an active role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He says Israel should not, "run away from the battle."

Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also has questioned the decision to leave Durban, stressing the need for Israel to maintain a strong presence in international gatherings¹⁰.

 

 

(1)      pull out v.离开, 度过难关, 恢复健康

(2)      farce[fB:s]n.笑剧, 闹剧, 滑稽剧, 胡闹

(3)      lynching[`lIntFIN]n.处私刑

(4)      single out 挑选

(5)      hatred[5heItrId]n.憎恨, 乱意, 仇恨

(6)      unfounded[Qn5faJndId]adj.没有理由的,未建立的

(7)      accusation[Akju:zeIF(E)n]n.谴责, [律]指控

(8)      arena[E5ri:nE]n.竞技场, 舞台

(9)      equate[I5kweIt]vt.使相等, 视为平等vi.等同

(10)      underway[`QndE`weI ]adj.起步的,进行中的, 航行中的

(11)      commentator[5kRmenteItE(r)]评论员,讲解员

(12)      divert[daI5v:t]v.转移, 转向, 使高兴

(13)      throwback[ `WrEJbAk ]n.掷回, 挫折, 大倒退

 

 

1 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

2 withdrawn   

vt.收回；使退出；vi.撤退，退出

参考例句：

• Our force has been withdrawn from the danger area.我们的军队已从危险地区撤出。
• All foreign troops should be withdrawn to their own countries.一切外国军队都应撤回本国去。

3 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

4 boycotted   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
• The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。

5 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

6 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

7 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

8 isolate   

vt.使孤立，隔离

参考例句：

• Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
• We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。

9 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。