2006年VOA标准英语-Hamas Agrees to Document Implicitly Recognizing

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
27 June 2006

Palestinian representatives of the main political factions² attend a press conference in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 27, 2006  
  
Rival Palestinian factions have agreed on a document implicitly³ recognizing Israel.  Israel rejects the plan, which has been at the center of a Palestinian power struggle.

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The ruling Islamic militant⁴ group Hamas and the rival Fatah faction¹ have agreed to a document calling for a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. That implies recognition of Israel within the pre-1967 borders.

Moderate Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas pressured Hamas to accept the plan in a bid to end international sanctions that have crippled the Palestinian Authority and economy. The United States and Europe cut off hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Hamas-led government because of its refusal to renounce⁵ violence and recognize Israel.

However, the document does not explicitly⁶ recognize the Jewish state and it calls for continuing attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank. Therefore, Israel says it is a non-starter. Government spokesman Ra'anan Gissin says once Hamas gets the state it wants in the West Bank and Gaza, it will wait for the opportunity to continue its holy war against Israel.

"Hamas is not offering any peace with Israel, it's offering a stay of execution. In other words, 'we'll give you 10 or 15 years of peace and quiet and then we'll destroy you when we're strong.' This is not a deal for us," Gissin says.

Palestinian analyst⁷ Bassam Eid believes the Palestinian agreement will not accomplish anything.

"If it already rejected by the Israelis, also rejected by the U.S., unfortunately it's not going to be so helpful for the Palestinians, and it's not going, of course, to open any kind of peace process between the Palestinian Authority and Israel," Eid says.

Palestinian officials described the agreement as a breakthrough. But Israel said that the kidnapping of an Israeli soldier by Hamas militants two days ago renders the document meaningless

1 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。

2 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

3 implicitly   

adv. 含蓄地, 暗中地, 毫不保留地

参考例句：

• Many verbs and many words of other kinds are implicitly causal. 许多动词和许多其他类词都蕴涵着因果关系。
• I can trust Mr. Somerville implicitly, I suppose? 我想，我可以毫无保留地信任萨莫维尔先生吧？

4 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。

5 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

6 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

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。