163 希布伦约旦河西岸暴力冲突仍在继续

163 希布伦约旦河西岸暴力冲突仍在继续

Violence Continues in the West Bank
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
13 Jul 2001 07:57 UTC

There was violence in the 1)volatile 1 West Bank city of Hebron overnight, after two Israeli settlers were shot and one of them killed, 2)apparently by Palestinian gunfire. The incidents followed the death of a Palestinian policeman in another West Bank City.
The latest violence in Hebron is the heaviest there at least since a U.S. brokered 2 cease-fire went into force a month ago. It was 3)triggered Thursday by a shooting attack on Jewish settlers. Israeli forces moved into a Palestinian-controlled area of the city, destroying an outpost of the 4)elite Force 17. Israel's army says the troops withdrew immediately after the destruction was complete.
About 400 ultra-nationalistic Jewish settlers live in central Hebron, making it one of the most volatile flashpoints in the West Bank. Some settlers 5)rampaged through the town, trashing cars and shops, and setting fire to 6)olive 7)groves, according to Palestinian sources.
Elsewhere in the West Bank Thursday, Israeli tanks hit a police post in Nablus, killing 3 a Palestinian officer, after three Jewish settlers were wounded in a drive-by shooting. A group claiming to be 8)allied with Yasser Arafat's Fatah PLO faction 4 claimed responsibility for the shooting, and released a videotape of the incident.
Outgoing U.S. ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk, in a speech, at Tel Aviv University Thursday, urged Israeli leaders to continue pursuing peace with Yasser Arafat, saying the alternative was militant 5 groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. He urged Israel not to attempt any 9)unilateral moves, such as creating a new border with the Palestinians. If the peace process has failed so far, he said, it "does not mean it should be 10)abandoned."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, traveling in Italy, warned that Israel intends to respond immediately to Palestinian attacks. But he rejected the kind of large-scale action suggested by recent news reports. Mr. Sharon said Israel still hopes to arrive at a political 11)settlement.

(1) volatile[5vRlEtaIl; (?@) -tl]adj.可变的, 不稳定的
(2) apparently[E5pArEntlI]adv.显然地
(3) trigger[5trI^E(r)]vt.引发, 引起, 触发
(4) elite[eI5li:t]n.精华, 精锐, 中坚分子
(5) rampage[5rAmpeIdV]n.乱闹, 暴跳vi.发怒, 乱闹, 狂暴
(6) olive[5RlIv]n.橄榄树,橄榄叶,橄榄枝
(7) grove[^rEJv]n.小树林
(8) allied[5AlaId]adj.联合的, 同盟的v.联合
(9) unilateral[ju:nI5lAtEr(E)l]adj.单方面, 单边的, 片面的
(10) abandoned[5bAnd(E)nd]adj.被抛弃的,没有约束的, 放荡的
(11) settlement[5setElmEnt]n.沉降, 解决, 结算