VOA常速英语2007年-Protests in West Bank, Gaza and Iran Against An

By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
27 November 2007

There were more protests Tuesday in the Palestinian territories and in Tehran against the Mideast peace conference now under way in Annapolis, Maryland.  VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem protests in the West Bank were broken up by Palestinian police.

Tens of thousands turned out in the Gaza Strip for a large march organized to protest the Mideast peace conference in Annapolis.   The Gaza protest was organized by Hamas militants¹ who were not invited to the conference because they refuse to recognize Israel and renounce² violence. 

Hamas has been organizing daily protests against the peace conference for several days now and Hamas leaders have stepped up their criticism of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, calling him a traitor³ to Palestinians. 

Speaking Tuesday, Ismail Haniyeh, a leading Hamas figure called on Arab countries to work to lift what he described as the siege on Gaza.

Haniyeh also says Arab countries should not be an accomplice⁴ to a summit that he says has nothing to offer Palestinians. 

A number of Arab countries are represented at the conference, including Saudi Arabia and Syria, two Arab nations that do not recognize Israel.  

The Hamas demonstration⁵ in Gaza on Tuesday was largely, peaceful unlike much smaller protests in the West Bank.  A protest march in the West Bank city of Ramallah, was broken up by Palestinian police.  Much smaller protests in the West Bank towns of Hebron, Nablus and Jenin were also dispersed⁶ by police.  Officials of President Abbas' Fatah-led government have imposed a temporary ban on all public gatherings⁷ related to the Mideast conference.

Recent polls have found that on average 70 percent of Palestinians support Palestinian participation⁸ at the Mideast conference in Annapolis.  However the same polls say that 60 percent of Palestinians do not believe the conference will yield long term benefits for Palestinians.

1 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。

2 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

3 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

4 accomplice   

n.从犯，帮凶，同谋

参考例句：

• She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
• He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

5 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

6 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

7 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。

8 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。