西部落：美欧谴责以色列耶路撒冷新建住房计划

The new homes to be built in Gilo, an urban settlement that Israeli raked on land it captured on the West Bank during the 1967 War, for this area of east Jerusalem is where the Palestinians want to put the capital of their future state. They said the settlements will deny them a viable¹ country.

新的定居点建在吉罗。以色列于1967年战争期间占领了这片西岸土地，之后就开始兴建城市定居点。巴勒斯坦意在东耶路撒冷建立未来的国都，而以色列在此建设住宅是对巴国的否认。

"By announcing these settlements tenders today, Israel have said 1,100 no to a resumption of negotiations², to the two states solution, so Americans, Europeans, Russians, and the UN are confronted with this 1,100 nos from Netanyahu. This government has chosen settlements and not peace."

“以色列今日公布定居点的招标文件，拒绝以重新和谈的方式解决两国的问题。因此美国，欧洲，俄罗斯以及联合国则面临着来自内塔尼亚胡1100个反对票。”以色列政府选择的是定居点，而不是和平。

The so-called Quartet of International Mediators, the United States, the European Union, Russia and the UN, has called for talks to begin within a month, and urged both sides not to take unilateral actions that could block peacemaking. The American reaction was unequivocal.

所谓的国际调解四国-美国，欧盟，俄罗斯和联合国，呼吁在一个月内重启和谈，并敦促双方不得采取任何阻碍和平进程的非单边行动。美国的行动目的很明确。

"We believe that this morning's announcement by the government of Israel approving the construction of the 1100 housing units in east Jerusalem is counterproductive to our efforts to resume direct negotiations between the parties. As you know, we have long urged both sides to avoid any kind of action which could undermine trust, including, and perhaps most particularly in Jerusalem, any action that could be viewed provocative³ by either side."

以色列政府今晨声明批准在耶路撒冷以东建设1100套住宅单元，我们相信此举会对重启和谈的努力起到反作用。你知道，长期以来我们一直在督促双方避免破坏互信的举动，尤其是在耶路撒冷的问题上，任何行为都有可能被误解为挑衅性行为。

But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out any freeze in settlement construction and pointed⁴ to the failure of a previous moratorium⁵ on building to bring about a deal with Palestinians, the Palestinians are demanding just such a promise before they return to talks.

但是以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡并没有撤销兴建定居点计划，并指出之前的建筑禁令失败，从而给巴勒斯坦人带来机会。巴基斯坦强烈要求在重返和谈之前，以国承诺撤销此计划。

The US had been hoping for a quick exemption⁶, to divert attention away from the Palestinian bid to win statehood at the UN, and would force Washington to veto the effort. The announcement of the new building further complicates⁷ the diplomatic angle, and put the prospect⁸ of negotiations even more in doubt.

巴勒斯坦向联合国提出成为正式会员国申请，美国正在积极涡旋，以助其尽快拿到豁免权，这将迫使华盛顿否决这项努力。宣布新建定居点进一步将外交战略复杂化，使和谈前景更加渺茫。

Justin Nuzanky, Skynews.

Justin Nuzanky，天空新闻。

1 viable   

adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的

参考例句：

• The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
• The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。

2 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。

3 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 moratorium   

n.(行动、活动的)暂停(期)，延期偿付

参考例句：

• The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.政府已要求暂停武器试验。
• We recommended a moratorium on two particular kinds of experiments.我们建议暂禁两种特殊的实验。

6 exemption   

n.豁免，免税额，免除

参考例句：

• You may be able to apply for exemption from local taxes.你可能符合资格申请免除地方税。
• These goods are subject to exemption from tax.这些货物可以免税。

7 complicates   

使复杂化( complicate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• What complicates the issue is the burden of history. 历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
• Russia as a great and ambitious power gravely complicates the situation. 俄国作为一个强大而有野心的国家，使得局势异常复杂。

8 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。