Syria Blames Israel for US War With Iraq

 

By Peter Heinlein

Syria's foreign minister has delivered a blistering¹ attack on Israel at the U.N. General Assembly debate. Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara accused Israel of inciting² the United States to go to war in Iraq.
In a harshly-worded speech, the Syrian foreign minister said Israel has contributed to "extremist and intolerant policies" that have been advanced in an attempt to find a new enemy after the fall of the Soviet³ Union.
Minister Farouq al-Shara accused Israel of inciting the United States and the West to wage endless wars in the Middle East to promote the idea that the Arab/Israeli conflict is not the core of the region's problems.
"Israel bears an important share of the responsibility for intensifying⁴ and worsening the American predicament in Iraq by avoiding the resumption of the peace process despite the hand extended by the Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese," he said. "This is Israel's course of action may come back to haunt it because its occupation of Arab lands is a major cause of the rejection⁵ of the American policies in the broader Middle East."
The Syrian foreign minister said Israel is building a 'racist⁶ separation wall' while at the same time refusing to comply with 40 Security Council resolutions and hundreds of General Assembly resolutions demanding Israeli withdrawal⁷ from Palestinian territories.
Mr. al-Shara's speech came hours after Israel's deputy defense⁸ minister threatened that Syria may be subject to Israeli strikes to prevent terrorist attacks against Israel and accused President Bashir al-Assad of direct involvement in terrorism.
Syria earlier had accused Israel of terrorism in connection with Sunday's car bomb attack that killed a top official of the Palestinian Hamas organization in Damascus.
The United States has placed Syria on its list of states that sponsor terrorism.
In his General Assembly speech, Foreign Minister al-Shara restated Syria's opposition⁹ to terrorism. But he said there is a difference between terrorism and what he called legitimate¹⁰ national opposition movements.
Peter Heinlein, VOA News, the United Nations.
注释：
blistering attack  猛烈的抨击
U.N. General Assembly 联合国大会
incite煽动
extremist 激进的
intolerant 狭隘的
wage 发动
Arab/Israeli conflict 巴以冲突
intensify加强
worsen 恶化
predicament 困境
resumption 恢复
rejection 拒绝
comply with 遵守，照做
Security Council 联合国安全理事会
withdrawal 撤退
deputy defense minister 国防副部长
Damascus 大马士革(叙利亚首都)

1 blistering   

adj.酷热的；猛烈的；使起疱的；可恶的v.起水疱；起气泡；使受暴晒n.[涂料] 起泡

参考例句：

• The runners set off at a blistering pace. 赛跑运动员如脱缰野马般起跑了。
• This failure is known as preferential wetting and is responsible for blistering. 这种故障称为优先吸湿，是产生气泡的原因。 来自辞典例句

2 inciting   

刺激的，煽动的

参考例句：

• What are you up to inciting mutiny and insubordination? 你们干吗在这里煽动骚动的叛乱呀。
• He was charged with inciting people to rebel. 他被控煽动民众起来叛乱。

3 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

4 intensifying   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的现在分词 )；增辉

参考例句：

• The allies are intensifying their air campaign. 联军部队正加大他们的空战强度。 来自辞典例句
• The rest of the European powers were in a state of intensifying congestion. 其余的欧洲强国则处于越来越拥挤的状态。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

5 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

6 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

7 withdrawal   

n.取回，提款；撤退，撤军；收回，撤销

参考例句：

• The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
• They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。

8 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。

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 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。