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Jerusalem
08 February 2008
Palestinian militants2 have stepped up rocket attacks against Israel after a tightening3 of Israeli sanctions on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem.
The electricity cuts are aimed at halting the daily Palestinian rocket attacks that have terrorized Israeli communities on the Gaza border.
"Israel is applying pressure on the terrorist organizations in Gaza," said Israeli spokesman Arieh Mekel. "We believe that no government would have acted differently; any government has the ultimate responsibility to protect its citizens."
The Islamic militant1 group Hamas, which rules Gaza, said it would not be intimidated4 by the sanctions. Hamas refuses to recognize Israel and it believes armed resistance is the only way to liberate5 Palestine.
Israel has tightened6 sanctions on Hamas since the group seized control of Gaza in June, defeating the Fatah forces of western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Abbas government in the West Bank, which is involved in peace talks with Israel, also condemned7 the electricity cuts.
"This is a collective punishment that absolutely should not be tolerated by anyone in the international community," said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.
The tension in Gaza is overshadowing peace talks that resumed in December after a seven year break. Speaking in the United States, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said it is unlikely that President Bush will achieve his goal of a peace agreement by the end of the year.
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militant
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adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士 | |
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militants
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激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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tightening
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上紧,固定,紧密 | |
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intimidated
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v.恐吓;威胁adj.害怕的;受到威胁的 | |
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liberate
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v.解放,使获得自由,释出,放出;vt.解放,使获自由 | |
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tightened
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收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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condemned
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adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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impoverished
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adj.穷困的,无力的,用尽了的v.使(某人)贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 );使(某物)贫瘠或恶化 | |
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