2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Arrests Senior Hamas Militant in Widenin

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
23 June 2007

Israel has arrested a senior member of the Islamic militant¹ group Hamas in a widening crackdown in the West Bank. The arrest occurred as Hamas, which seized control of the Gaza Strip last week, sought to resume a dialogue with the rival Palestinian Fatah faction².  Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.

Israeli soldiers ride on the top of an armored vehicle towards the Gaza Strip on the border with Israel, 9 June 2007 (file photo)

Israeli troops stormed into the home of a senior Hamas militant and arrested him in a pre-dawn raid.  He was identified as Saleh Aruri, the founder³ of the Hamas military wing in the West Bank.

The forces of U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have also detained dozens of Hamas activists⁴ in the West Bank since the militant group seized control of Gaza last week. Hamas accuses Israel and Mr. Abbas of collaborating⁵ to crush the group in the West Bank.

Israel carried out frequent raids on Hamas and other militants⁶ in the West Bank long before the Hamas takeover of Gaza, with the aim of preventing suicide bombings in Israeli cities. But Israeli analyst⁷ Gil Yaron says these raids are now serving the interests of both Israel and Mr. Abbas, who heads the Palestinian Fatah faction.

"The key point is the Israeli presence in the West Bank," he noted⁸.  "Every night the Israeli Defense⁹ Forces are arresting activists from Hamas and basically doing a lot of work for Fatah."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, smiles while heading up a meeting with PLO executive committee in Ramallah, 04 Jun 2007

Israel and the international community are backing the West Bank government of Mr. Abbas, a moderate who supports peace talks with the Jewish state. At the same time, they are shunning¹¹ Hamas, which is regarded as a terrorist organization.

Feeling the isolation¹², Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh appealed to Fatah to open talks on a new power-sharing agreement. A previous national unity¹⁰ government collapsed¹³ last week during the Palestinian civil war.

Fatah has rejected the Hamas offer. Mr. Abbas has severed¹⁴ all ties with Hamas, describing the group as "terrorist murderers."

Independent Palestinian legislator Hanan Ashrawi says the Hamas military coup¹⁵ in Gaza has closed the door on dialogue.

"To see a faction, a major faction, resort to violence, to take over national institutions, including the security institutions, this certainly is an attempt to undermine democracy and to use force and power in order to dictate," he said.

In a further crackdown on Hamas, Mr. Abbas has ordered all private organizations to apply for new operating permits. Organizations in the West Bank, which are funded by Hamas could be shut down.

1 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。

2 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 collaborating   

合作( collaborate的现在分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• Joe is collaborating on the work with a friend. 乔正与一位朋友合作做那件工作。
• He was not only learning from but also collaborating with Joseph Thomson. 他不仅是在跟约瑟福？汤姆逊学习，而且也是在和他合作。

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。

7 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。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 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。

10 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

11 shunning   

v.避开，回避，避免( shun的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My flight was more a shunning of external and internal dangers. 我的出走是要避开各种外在的和内在的威胁。 来自辞典例句
• That book Yeh-yeh gave me-"On Filial Piety and the Shunning of Lewdness"-was still on the table. 我坐下来，祖父给我的那本《刘芷唐先生教孝戒淫浅训》还在桌子上。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）

12 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。

13 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

14 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。