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Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Promote Peace Initiatives on US Television

Paula Wolfson

Washington

19 Aug 2001 18:33 UTC

 

Shimon Peres says he wants to see a new round of peace talks. But the Israeli Foreign Minister says, for now, the focus must be on ending the violence. "The Palestinians are suffering. They are tired," said Mr. Peres. "We are paying a very high cost and we want to bring an end to it."

During an appearance on the ABC television program This Week, Mr. Peres stressed the importance of 1)negotiations¹.

A few minutes later, on the same broadcast, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat seized on that 2)theme. He called for immediate² negotiations without conditions - an idea already rejected by the Israelis. "I invite Mr. Peres to come and to 3)resume the negotiations on all the political issues. Because I trust that Mr. Peres believes that it is cheaper for Palestinians and Israelis to negotiate for five years than to exchange bullets for five minutes," Mr. Erekat said.

The Sunday network television news programs in the United States also focused on the U.S. role in the region. Speaking on Fox News Sunday, Palestinian Legislative³ Council Member Hanan Ashrawi was critical of the Bush administration, saying the President is not 4)sufficiently engaged in the Middle East. "It seems to me on the one hand you have 5)moral and political 6)bankruptcy in Israel, and on the other hand you have a moral and political lack of will in the U.S.," Ms. Ashrawi said.

The debate continued on CNN's Late Edition where Republican Senator George Allen of Virginia 7)defended the President. He said Hanan Ashrawi is wrong to blame the United States for rising 8)tensions in the region, saying Palestinian leaders are not doing enough to end suicide bombings and other violence against 9)innocent 10)civilians. "I do not think we ought to be blaming the United States for these attacks," Senator Allen said. " And for that matter, I don't think you should have equal blame to the Israelis when they are naturally 11)provoked."

President Bush has been asked several times in recent days about the situation in the Middle East. His response was always the same: the United States wants to help, but the Israelis and the Palestinians must 12)display the will to make peace.

 

 

(1)      negotiation[nI^EJFI5eIF(E)n]n.商议, 谈判, 流通

(2)      theme[Wi:m]n.(谈话, 写作等的)题目, 主题

(3)      resume[rI5zju:m; (?@) -5zu:m]n.摘要, 履历vt.再继续, 重新开始, 恢复

(4)      sufficiently[sE5fIFEntlI]adv.十分地, 充分地

(5)      moral[5mRr(E)l; (?@) 5mC:rEl]adj.道德(上)的, 精神的n.道德

(6)      bankruptcy[5bANkrQptsI]n.破产

(7)      defend[dI5fend]vt.辩护, 防卫,作...的辩护律师

(8)      tension[5tenF(E)n]n.紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压力vt.拉紧, 使紧张

(9)      innocent[5InEsEnt]adj.清白的, 无罪的, 天真的, 无知的

(10)      civilian[sI5vIlIEn]n.平民, 公务员adj.民间的, 民用的

(11)      provoke[prE5vEJk]vt.激怒, 挑拨, 煽动, 惹起, 驱使

(12)      display[dI5spleI]vt.陈列, 显示n.展览, 显示

 

 

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 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。