VOA常速英语2019--美国承认戈兰高地归以色列所有（在线收听）

Top U.S. and Israeli leaders called it an historic moment. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited the Western Wall, the first time a top US diplomat had visited the Jewish holy site alongside a senior Israeli official. For decades, top US officials refrained from visiting the site with Israeli leaders to maintain a sense of neutrality in deciding eventual control of Jerusalem in the negotiations over the creation of a Palestinian state. The visit was followed by this Tweet from President Donald Trump, saying it is time after 52 years for the U.S. to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights. Israel captured the Golan Heights which overlooks northern Israel from Syria in the 1967 Six-day War and annexed the strategic plateau in 1981.

美国和以色列高层领导人称之为历史性的时刻。国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥参观了西墙，这是首次有美国高层外交官到访犹太圣地，而且陪同他的是一位以色列高级官员。过去几十年来，多位美国高级官员一直都避免与以色列领导人共游此地，以保持一种中立感，不对耶路撒冷的最终控制权做任何判断，也不对巴勒斯坦国创建方面的商讨发表任何意见。此次到访之后，特朗普总统发了一篇推文，称52年过去了，现在美国是时候承认以色列在备受争议的戈兰高地上的主权了。以色列获得了戈兰高地的控制权，这里可以俯瞰以色列北部，当时的契机是1967年的六日战争，夺取的对象是叙利亚。1981年，又兼并了此战略高地。

Syria demands its return as a basis for any future peace treaty with Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he phoned Trump to thank him. He did it again. First, he recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the U.S. embassy here. Then he pulled out of the disastrous Iran treaty and we imposed sanctions. But now he did something of equal historic importance. He recognized Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. stands with Israel. President Trump made the decision to recognize that that hard-fought real estate. That important place is proper to be a sovereign part of the State of Israel. Netanyahu’s government is headed to a tough April 9th election contest as the Prime Minister is embroiled in a corruption investigation and faces allegations of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Some analysts said Pompeo’s visit appears in time to help him out. It’s clear that the intention is to give a boost boost to Bibi Netanyahu in this election bid. This administration has been clearly, I mean, brazenly partial in terms of the political occurrences in Israel and its support for Benjamin Netanyahu. So I think it’s time to give Bibi, it’s time to give Bibi a boost. Pompeo and Netanyahu also agreed to work together to counter what they term Iranian aggression in the region, likely the focus of the Secretary’s visit to Lebanon Friday.

叙利亚要求以色列归还戈兰高地，否则日后的和平协议没得谈。以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，他已与特朗普通过电话，以表达感谢。特朗普总统再次做到了。首先，他认可耶路撒冷为以色列的首都，并将美国大使馆迁址到此。随后，他又退出了灾难性的伊朗协议中，我们也对伊朗施加了制裁。现在，他又做出了具有同样历史意义的丰功伟绩——他认可以色列对戈兰高地的主权。国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥表示，美国支持以色列。特朗普总统做出了一项决定，即认可以色列辛苦争取来的领土，承认这个重要的地方是应该是以色列主权的一部分。内塔尼亚胡政府将在4月9日举行激烈的大选角逐，而目前正值他深陷腐败调查之际，他面临着受贿、诈骗和违反信托等指控。一些分析师认为，蓬佩奥此行十分及时，可以拉内塔尼亚胡脱离困境。显然，此行的目的是为内塔尼亚胡的竞选助力。我认为，特朗普政府显然在以色列的政治事件中公然偏袒，其政府支持内塔尼亚胡一事，路人皆知。我认为是时候为内塔尼亚胡助阵了。蓬佩奥和内塔尼亚胡还达成一致，要精诚合作，以应对他们口中所谓的“伊朗对该地区的侵犯”，这一点很有可能是周五蓬佩奥到访黎巴嫩的中心议题。