2007年VOA标准英语-Israel to Release Frozen Tax Funds to Palestini
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（六月）
Jerusalem
24 June 2007
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and FM Tzipi Livni, attend the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, 24 Jun 2007
Israel plans to release a large sum of money in a bid to boost beleaguered 1 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who is locked in a power struggle with the rival Islamic militant 2 group Hamas. Robert Berger reports for VOA from Jerusalem.
Israel's Cabinet approved the release of frozen tax funds to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who heads a moderate, western-backed government in the West Bank. The aim is to strengthen Mr. Abbas and to isolate 3 Hamas after its violent takeover of the Gaza Strip.
Israel has withheld 4 about $600 million in tax revenues since Hamas took power in March of last year. Officials say Israel plans to release about $350 million in stages, once a mechanism 5 is in place to insure that the money will not reach the Hamas-led regime in Gaza.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Cabinet that Israel wants to cooperate with President Abbas because he is committed to a peaceful resolution of the Middle East conflict. By contrast, Hamas seeks the destruction of the Jewish state.
Mr. Olmert will present the aid package at a summit meeting with Mr. Abbas in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will host the meeting and Jordan's King Abdullah will also attend.
Mr. Olmert said that at the summit, Israel would present its demands regarding security and the war on terror. He did not elaborate, but in the past Israel has demanded that Mr. Abbas disarm 6 terrorist groups as called for in the internationally-backed "Roadmap" peace plan.
Hamas reacted angrily, saying Israel is effectively paying Mr. Abbas to crush the Islamic resistance. But Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said they will not succeed.
Hamas represents a large portion of the Palestinian people and isolating 7 or weakening the group is impossible, he said.
Aides to President Abbas complained that Israel is only releasing part of the withheld tax revenues. They said it is Palestinian money, and all of it should be released.
- The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
- We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
- We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。
- I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意，学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
- The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
- The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
- He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。