New Hamas Leader Calls Bush 'Enemy of God, Enemy of Islam'

Ross Dunn

The new head of the militant¹ Islamic group Hamas in Gaza has criticized President Bush's support for Israel and described him as an enemy of Muslims everywhere.

In a fiery² speech at Gaza's Islamic University, Hamas chief Abdel Aziz Rantisi said he was not surprised that the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution last week condemning³ Israel's killing⁴ of the Hamas spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

The United States said the resolution was unbalanced because it condemned⁵ Israel without condemning the terrorism that Israel is fighting.

Mr. Rantisi said his organization has designated President Bush as his words "the enemy of God, the enemy of Islam and Muslims." He specifically threatened President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. And he said Hamas will lead Palestinians to victory over the United States and Israel.

The military wing of Hamas has been responsible for frequent suicide bombings and other terror attacks that have killed hundreds of Israelis already. But Mr. Rantisi said last week that Hamas would not start attacking U.S. targets.

Many Arabs and Muslims have been angered by U.S. support for Israel and the leading American role in the invasion of Iraq. Some also see the global war on terrorism as an assault on Islam.

But U.S. officials, including President Bush, vehemently⁶ deny such allegations, saying terrorist groups like Hamas threaten Arabs and Muslims as much as they threaten the West.

Israel has vowed⁷ to continue targeting terrorist leaders as it prepares to possibly withdraw its troops and settlements from the Gaza Strip, a Hamas stronghold.

Mr. Rantisi was selected to lead Hamas in Gaza following Israel's missile strike against Sheikh Yassin last week.

Mr. Rantisi also accused Arab leaders of weakness after the Arab League called off a two-day summit that was to have begun Monday. Efforts to convene⁸ the summit were abandoned when the countries could not agree on issues related to proposed political and social reforms for the region.

The Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qureia, also criticized the Arab League, saying the organization had missed an opportunity to deal with the region's problems - including the Palestinian demand for statehood and the future of Iraq.

注释:
Islamic group Hamas 伊斯兰组织哈马斯，哈马斯是阿拉伯语"伊斯兰抵抗运动"，其前身为"伊斯兰联合会"，是由一些带宗教色彩的团体组成的激进伊斯兰组织，于1978年在以色列合法注册。
Gaza [5^B:zE] 加沙，西南亚地中海岸港市，巴勒斯坦的一部分，1967年被以色列占领。
veto [5vi:tEu] vt. 否决，禁止
U.N. Security Council 联合国安理会
resolution [7rezE5lju:FEn] n. 决议
designate [5dezi^neit] vt. 指出
Islam [5izlB:m] n. 伊斯兰教
Muslim [5mJzlIm] n. 穆斯林
Israeli [iz5reili] adj. 以色列共和国的
Palestinian [7pAlis5tiniEn] n. 巴勒斯坦人
assault [E5sC:lt] n. 攻击，袭击
vehemently [5vi:imEntli] adv. 激烈地
allegation [7Ali5^eiFEn] n. 主张，辩解
convene [kEn5vi:n] v. 召集，集合
abandon [E5bAndEn] vt. 放弃
statehood n. 州的状态或地位
Iraq [i5rB:k] n. 伊拉克共和国

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 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。

2 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

3 condemning   

v.（通常因道义上的原因而）谴责( condemn的现在分词 )；宣判；宣布…不能使用；迫使…陷于不幸的境地

参考例句：

• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。
• I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done. 我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

5 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

6 vehemently   

adv. 热烈地

参考例句：

• He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈，以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
• Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。

7 vowed   

起誓，发誓（vow的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
• I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。

8 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。