英闻天下——421 Netanyahu Talks Peace with Palestinians

 　　Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his new government is ready to make a "historic compromise" by meeting with Palestinians for peace talks.

 

　　Netanyahu says he hopes to renew peace talks, after little progress has been made during his past four-year term:

 

　　"Administration extends its hand in peace to the Palestinians. With a Palestinian partner who is willing to conduct negotiations¹ in good faith, Israel will be prepared for a historic compromise that will end the conflict with the Palestinians forever."

 

　　However, not all agree with Netanyahu's vision of peace.

 

　　Saeb Erekat, a Palestinian negotiator, says rhetoric² and working towards real peace are two separate things.

 

　　Even Avigdor Lieberman, a powerful ally of the prime minister, says anyone who believes peace can be reached with the Palestinians is "delusional³."

 

　　The Palestinians refused to negotiate with Netanyahu during his last term as Israel continued to build homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

 

　　It has been reported, U.S. President Barack Obama will be meeting separately with the Israelis and Palestinians in hopes to find some common ground.

 

　　There are no plans for the three to meet together.

1 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。

2 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

3 delusional   

妄想的

参考例句：

• You became delusional and attacked several people trying to escape. 你产生了错觉并攻击了许多人还试图逃走。 来自电影对白
• He is incoherent, delusional, suffering auditory hallucinations. 他出现无逻辑的，妄想的，幻听的症状。 来自电影对白