26 Palestinian Prisoners Released from Israeli Prison

　　Israel has released 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a deal to resume peace talks.

 

　　The release forms part of a goodwill¹ gesture by the Israeli government, amid the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

 

　　The 26 men, arrested between 1985 and 2001 are among a total of 104 prisoners that Israel has agreed to free in four stages.

 

　　Palestinians regard the men as heroes in the struggle for statehood.

 

　　While disdain² for the prisoners is strong in Israel.

 

　　Baruch Marzel is an ultra-right wing activist³ opposed to the release.

 

　　"They released eight times terrorists and the only thing we got out of it is terror."

 

　　Just hours following the release, a second round of the U.S.-brokered peace talks are due to resume in Jerusalem.

 

　　Peace talks between the two sides only restarted two weeks ago, after a three-year halt.

 

　　Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have approved the building of more than 1,000 homes in settlements on land claimed by the Palestinians.

 

　　The move has angered the Palestinian side.

 

　　Three years ago talks broke down when Israel pressed ahead with settlement construction in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, despite Palestinian opposition⁴.

1 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

2 disdain   

n.鄙视，轻视；v.轻视，鄙视，不屑

参考例句：

• Some people disdain labour.有些人轻视劳动。
• A great man should disdain flatterers.伟大的人物应鄙视献媚者。

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 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。