奥巴马敦促以色列总理寻求与巴勒斯坦谈判

 　　奥巴马敦促以色列总理寻求与巴勒斯坦谈判

       WASHINGTON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue peace talks with the Palestinians.

　　In their phone conversation, Obama "encouraged" the hawkish¹ Israeli leader to continue to work with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry "to resume negotiations² with the Palestinians as soon as possible," the White House said.

　　In his latest and sixth foray into the Israeli-Palestinian peace process that started on Monday, Kerry won endorsement³ from the Arab League for his proposals about a resumption of direct talks between the two sides.

　　In a statement issued on Wednesday after its meeting with Kerry in the Jordanian capital of Amman, the Arab delegation⁴ said Kerry' s ideas "constitute a good ground and suitable environment for restarting the negotiations, especially the new and important political, economic and security elements."

　　Kerry himself told a press conference that gaps between the Israelis and the Palestinians had been narrowed "very significantly," and that he remained hopeful they would "sit at the same table" soon.

　　Israel has remained mum on Kerry's proposals, but press reports said most factions⁵ of the Palestinian Liberation Organization rejected them, making the Palestinian leadership unable to make a decision.

　　Reports said Kerry has decided⁶ to leave Jordan on Friday after extending his stay there for one day.

　　Netanyahu has called for talks with the Palestinians without preconditions, while the Palestinians ask for a freeze on settlement building in the occupied territories, the release of some prisoners and negotiations based on the lines prior to the 1967 war.

1 hawkish   

adj. 鹰派的, 强硬派的

参考例句：

• My staff's advice that first day was amazingly hawkish. 在第一天，我的僚属们的意见是令人吃惊的鹰派意见。
• Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet. 反战团体担心巴拉克·奥巴马可以创建强硬派内阁。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 endorsement   

n.背书；赞成，认可，担保；签(注)，批注

参考例句：

• We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
• His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。

4 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

5 factions   

组织中的小派别，派系( faction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
• rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。