2006年VOA标准英语-European Peace Initiative Gets Mixed Response i
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（十一月)
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
17 November 2006
There has been mixed reaction in Israel and the Palestinian territories to a new European peace initiative. Announcement of the plan came as leaders of rival Palestinian factions 2 reported progress on the formation of a national unity 3 government that would weaken the powers of the ruling Islamic militant 4 group Hamas and be more acceptable to the international community.
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Gaza-West Bank
Spain, France and Italy unveiled the Mideast peace initiative, saying Europe needs to play a more active role in ending the bloodshed. They described years of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians as "intolerable."
The plan calls for an immediate 5 cease-fire, peace talks, and an international mission in the Gaza Strip to monitor the truce 6.
Israel flatly rejected the plan, saying the presence of international monitors would hinder its war on Palestinian terrorism. Traditionally, Israel prefers U.S. mediation 7 and sees Europe as biased 8 toward the Arabs.
Mark Regev
Israeli spokesman Mark Regev says there is already the internationally backed "Road Map" peace plan that both sides have accepted. He says what is needed is implementation 9.
"Israel's expectation is no different from, I think, the expectation that Washington has or the rest of the international community: We expect the Palestinians to follow through on their commitment, and that is to disarm 10 the different terrorist organizations," he said.
The ruling Palestinian group Hamas said the initiative contains "good points" that should be studied further, and it criticized Israel's rejection 11 of the plan.
"The Israelis, they never really have an intention to have a peaceful settlement with the Palestinians," Hamas spokesman Ahmed Yousef said.
Hamas is already complying with one point of the European plan, easing its grip on power and forming a unity government with the rival and more moderate Fatah faction 1.
Palestinian negotiators say the Hamas government is expected to resign next week, clearing the way for a new cabinet made up of independent professionals.
The aim is to end crippling international sanctions imposed on Hamas because of its refusal to renounce 12 violence and recognize Israel.
Israel has given a cautious welcome to the emerging government, saying that if it strengthens the moderates, it could create an opportunity to revive the peace process.
- Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
- I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
- The gens also lives on in the "factions." 氏族此外还继续存在于“factions〔“帮”〕中。 来自英汉非文学 - 家庭、私有制和国家的起源
- rival factions within the administration 政府中的对立派别
- When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
- We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。
- 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。
- His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
- We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
- The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
- She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。
- The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 这场争端通过第三国的斡旋而得以解决。
- The dispute was settled by mediation. 经调解使争端得以解决。
- a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
- The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。
- 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。
- He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
- The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。