2007年VOA标准英语-Israeli Police, Palestinian Protesters Clash Ne

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
16 February 2007

Israeli police and Palestinian protesters have clashed near a hotly disputed holy place in Jerusalem after Friday Muslim prayers. The riot was quickly contained, and 15 people were arrested. But as Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, tensions between Jews and Muslims remain high.

 
Israeli border police officers arrest  Palestinian stone thrower, during minor¹ clashes in east Jerusalem, 16 Feb 2007

Israeli police threw stun² grenades and used water canons to disperse³ Palestinian stone throwers outside Jerusalem's Old City.

They were protesting Israeli renovations near the Mosque⁴ of Al Aqsa, the third holiest place in Islam. For Jews it is the Temple Mount, the holiest place in Judaism and site of the two biblical Temples.

Muslims claim the construction work could damage the foundations of the mosque, a charge Israel denies.

Last Friday, police stormed into the Al Aqsa compound to quell⁵ Palestinian riots, but this week, tight security pushed the protests outside the Old City walls. Some 3,000 police deployed⁶, and to forestall⁷ unrest at the mosque itself, Palestinian men under the age of 50 were barred from entering the compound.

Raed Saleh, the leader of Israel's Islamic Movement who has been leading the struggle against the renovations, was not allowed to enter Al Aqsa. So he gave a fiery⁸ sermon at a mosque in nearby East Jerusalem.

 
Israeli workers dig with bulldozers a walkway to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in east Jerusalem's Old City (8 Feb 2007)
Saleh said Palestinian blood was on the clothes of Israelis, in the food they eat and water they drink. He called on Muslims to begin a third "intifada," or uprising, against Israel. After the sermon, clashes erupted with police.

Israeli police chief Moshe Karadi said that could be grounds for a criminal investigation⁹.

Karadi said police would study Saleh's statements and decide if he should be charged with incitement¹⁰ and rebellion.

The Israeli government says it will not cave in to Muslim threats and that the renovations will continue. But in an attempt to show Muslims that there is no damage to the mosque, cameras are broadcasting live pictures from the construction site over the Internet 24 hours a day.

1 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

2 stun   

vt.打昏，使昏迷，使震惊，使惊叹

参考例句：

• When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned.他们告诉我她不见了时，我当时完全惊呆了。
• Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.萨姆站在原地，被一下打昏了。

3 disperse   

vi.使分散；使消失；vt.分散；驱散

参考例句：

• The cattle were swinging their tails to disperse the flies.那些牛甩动着尾巴驱赶苍蝇。
• The children disperse for the holidays.孩子们放假了。

4 mosque   

n.清真寺

参考例句：

• The mosque is a activity site and culture center of Muslim religion.清真寺为穆斯林宗教活动场所和文化中心。
• Some years ago the clock in the tower of the mosque got out of order.几年前，清真寺钟楼里的大钟失灵了。

5 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

6 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

7 forestall   

vt.抢在…之前采取行动；预先阻止

参考例句：

• I left the room to forestall involvements.我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
• He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。

8 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。

9 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

10 incitement   

激励； 刺激； 煽动； 激励物

参考例句：

• incitement to racial hatred 种族仇恨的挑起
• Interest is an incitement to study. 兴趣刺激学习。