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By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
18 February 2007

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met separately with Palestinian 
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, center left, smile following their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, 18 Feb 2007
President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, before a summit Monday between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders. VOA's Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister says he and President Bush have agreed to boycott¹ a new Palestinian government, if it does not recognize Israel.

Secretary Rice met with President Abbas for about two hours, but a news conference that was scheduled to follow their talks was canceled, and the participants left the meeting without making a comment.

Before their talks, Rice said the two would discuss the Palestinian power-sharing agreement between Mr. Abbas' Fatah faction² and Hamas that is supposed to result in the formation of a unity³ government within several weeks. In brief remarks, she expressed hope that a summit between Mr. Abbas and Ehud Olmert on Monday might ease tensions.

"I hope that this meeting with the three of us will be an opportunity to examine the current situation, and to recommit to existing agreements, but also to begin to explore and probe the political and diplomatic horizon," said Rice. "And, I very much look forward to that meeting."

Secretary Rice has referred to her current trip as taking place in a complicated time, downplaying expectations of any breakthrough to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.

She comes to Israel and the Palestinian territories several days after Mr. Abbas and Hamas leaders agreed to form a unity government, but one led by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.

That agreement follows a Saudi-mediated power-sharing agreement between Hamas and Mr. Abbas' Fatah movement designed to end factional fighting and create a government that could bring an end to international sanctions on the Palestinian Authority, imposed because of the Hamas refusal to recognize Israel.

Speaking after his meeting with Rice, President Abbas said the new Palestinian government will be a topic of the discussions Monday with Mr. Olmert.

Mr. Abbas says the talks also will focus on trying to revive stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which he says should be a top priority. The Palestinian leader has said the new government should be given a chance, because it is vital to end factional fighting between his Fatah movement and Hamas.

 
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, 18 Feb 2007
Israeli officials say the emerging unity Palestinian government is unacceptable, because it does not meet the three conditions required by Israel and the so-called Middle East Peace Quartet for recognition. The Quartet is made up of the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations.

Speaking Sunday, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said the new government must recognize Israel, renounce⁴ violence and respect past peace agreements.

Mr. Olmert says he and President Bush spoke⁵ by telephone, and agreed to boycott any new government that does not meet those demands.

Secretary Rice said Saturday that the new Palestinian government must meet international conditions for recognition, but no decision had been made yet about boycotting⁶ it, because the government has yet to be formed.

1 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。

2 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。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

4 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。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 boycotting   

抵制，拒绝参加( boycott的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They're boycotting the shop because the people there are on strike. 他们抵制那家商店，因为那里的店员在罢工。
• The main opposition parties are boycotting the elections. 主要反对党都抵制此次选举。