以色列总理：美国间谍活动是“不可接受的”

 　　JERUSALEM, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that it is "unacceptable" that United States ' intelligence agency is spying on Israeli officials, local media reported.

　　In a weekly meeting of Knesset (parliament) members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party, the Prime Minister said he had asked to call forth¹ an inquiry² into the details of the supposed eavesdropping³.

　　"In the close relationship between Israel and the U.S. there are things that must not be done and that are unacceptable for us, " the Ynet news website cited Netanyahu as saying.

　　Netanyahu also mentioned in that aspect Jonathan Pollard, a U.S. -Israeli spy who has been incarcerated⁴ for spying against the U.S. on Israel's behalf and sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for espionage⁵, a sensitive topic in the alliance between Israel and the U.S. and the conduct of espionage between the allies.

　　"He should have been released a long time ago," Netanyahu said. "This is understood to everyone here and I believe it is understood to growing audience in the U.S. as well," the prime minister added.

　　Documents were leaked over the weekend by the former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor⁶ Edward Snowden and published in Der Spiegel and the New York Times.

　　These documents showed that the NSA, along with British Intelligence, intercepted⁷ emails and phone calls of Netanyahu, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Defense⁸ Minister Ehud Barak.

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 eavesdropping   

n. 偷听

参考例句：

• We caught him eavesdropping outside the window. 我们撞见他正在窗外偷听。
• Suddenly the kids,who had been eavesdropping,flew into the room. 突然间，一直在偷听的孩子们飞进屋来。

4 incarcerated   

钳闭的

参考例句：

• They were incarcerated for the duration of the war. 战争期间，他们被关在狱中。 来自辞典例句
• I don't want to worry them by being incarcerated. 我不想让他们知道我被拘禁的事情。 来自电影对白

5 espionage   

n.间谍行为，谍报活动

参考例句：

• The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。
• Neither was there any hint of espionage in Hanley's early life.汉利的早期生活也毫无进行间谍活动的迹象。

6 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

7 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

8 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。