2006年VOA标准英语-Polls: Jericho Raid Boosts Olmert's Electi
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（三月）
By Jim Teeple
Jerusalem
16 March 2006
An Israeli soldier was killed Thursday in a gun battle with Palestinian militants 2 in the West Bank city of Jenin. The military operation occurred as new polls indicate acting 3 Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's election chances have been boosted by Israel's seizure 4 of a Palestinian militant 1 during a West Bank raid in the town of Jericho earlier this week.
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Israeli soldiers during raid in Jenin, March 16, 2006
The early morning raid in Jenin came after two Israeli security guards were wounded as they traveled in the West Bank. Israeli forces encountered heavy resistance as they searched several Jenin houses, searching for Palestinian militants belonging to the al-Aqsa Martyrs 5 Brigade and Islamic Jihad. An Israeli statement says, at least five Palestinians were arrested during the operation.
The Jenin raid came two days after a large Israeli force raided the Jericho jail, and seized six militants, including Ahmed Saadat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Saadat and his associates were wanted by Israel for their involvement in the assassination 6 of Israel's tourism minister in 2001.
Israeli soldiers guard Palestinian prisoners from prison in Jericho
In his first public comments on the action, acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel acted alone, and had no contact before the raid with British or U.S. authorities, who were responsible for monitoring the prisoners under an international agreement.
Mr. Olmert says he told his commanders to take as long as necessary to carry out the operation, which he says was designed to capture Ahmed Saadat alive. He says Israel's goal was to bring the militants to trial and minimize casualties.
The operation has proved hugely popular with Israelis, who vote in general elections March 28. A political poll released on Thursday indicates that the so-called Jericho effect has given a boost to Mr. Olmert's Kadima party, which was already holding a substantial lead over its main rivals, the Labor 7 and Likud parties. The poll indicates Kadima could gain an additional six seats in the 120-seat Israeli Knesset since the Jericho operation.
Israeli female soldier walks past election campaign poster showing acting PM Ehud Olmert
For their part, Palestinians continue to condemn 8 the raid. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the Israeli action a crime. Other senior Palestinian figures have said the raid was clearly designed to help Mr. Olmert win the Israeli election, something Israeli officials have strongly denied.
- 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。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
- During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
- The seizure of contraband is made by customs.那些走私品是被海关没收的。
- The courts ordered the seizure of all her property.法院下令查封她所有的财产。
- the early Christian martyrs 早期基督教殉道者
- They paid their respects to the revolutionary martyrs. 他们向革命烈士致哀。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
- Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。