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By Sonja Pace
Jerusalem
28 July 2006

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Cross-border rocket attacks, air strikes and artillery1 barrages2 between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon are now in their third week.  And, while there seems to be overall agreement that the attacks must stop, there is much less agreement on how. 

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Smoke billows in town of Khiam, southern Lebanon, Friday 
  
Dark plumes3 of smoke rise from behind the hills, just inside the Lebanese border, a sign of renewed Israeli artillery barrages.  Troops and tanks still cross over the border in what the Israeli government says are limited military operations.  Israeli warplanes continue to pound targets in southern and eastern Lebanon.

Civilians4 in northern Israel wait anxiously for the next air raid siren in an area hit by over 1,400 Hezbollah rockets in two weeks.

Israeli air strikes and Hezbollah rocket salvos have turned into a deadly daily routine for the people of Lebanon and northern Israel.

Israeli Environment Minister Gideon Ezra says there is no choice but to continue.

"We have paid a high price, but we must continue fighting," said Ezra on Israel radio. "We don't intend to stay in Lebanon," he added, "but we have to hit Hezbollah as they intend to hit us.  After that, I hope we will have a different situation."

Fears that fighting will drag on, amid rising casualties and a growing humanitarian5 crisis in Lebanon, have increased calls for a diplomatic solution.  And while there is general agreement that the fighting needs to stop, there is less agreement on how to bring that about.

Most European countries and Arab nations want an immediate6 cease-fire.  But, the United States has strongly backed Israel's position that the conditions must be right for a sustainable truce7 and broader peace.

That was the message Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brought to the region this past week, as she met with Lebanese, Israeli and Palestinian leaders.

 
Condoleezza Rice speaks during press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Friday
  
"We need to get to a sustainable peace in this region.  That is really the problem. There must be a way for people to reconcile their differences and move forward toward peace," she said.

It was a message the secretary then took to Rome for a one-day international crisis meeting on Lebanon Wednesday and on to Malaysia where she attended a meeting of Asian leaders.

"[We hope to] help make parties establish conditions that will make it possible for an early cease-fire that, nonetheless, does not return us to the status quo ante.  We cannot return to the circumstances that created this situation in the first place," she added.

Washington says that, without proper conditions for a broader peace in the region, a return to violence is only a matter of time.  In order to prevent this, the U.S. and Israel are seeking to dismantle8 groups they view as terrorist organizations, such as Hezbollah and Hamas, the militant9 group that runs the Palestinian Authority. 

Washington and Jerusalem also want to isolate10 and curtail11 the influence of countries such as Syria and Iran, which stand accused of supporting terrorism and trying to destabilize the region, accusations12 both Damascus and Tehran deny.

But Lebanon's prime minister, Fouad Siniora, said, if there is to be peace, Israel must do its part, as well. 


Lebanon PM Fuad Saniora
   
  
"What brings security and safety is the ability of Israel to build, to really build good relations with its neighbors," he said.

Prime Minister Siniora urged Israel to accept a peace plan offered by Arab nations at their summit meeting in Beirut in 2002. Then, the Arabs offered peace and normalization13 of relations in exchange for Israel agreeing to return to its borders, prior to the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, meaning a full withdrawal14 from the West Bank.  They also called on Israel to accept an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, which Israel has said it will never give up.

The choice is still there, said Prime Minister Siniora.

"Otherwise, things will continue to move from one hostility15 to the other, from one crisis to the other," he explained.  "The Arabs, they have made their point, and they are serious, and I think it's high time for Israel to realize that this is the real way to make peace in that region."

But, in the meantime, the Lebanese leader said, there must be a cease-fire in his country.  To delay, he warned, would only mean more bloodshed.

But, there has so far been no agreement to call for an immediate cease-fire.  Israel and Hezbollah remain defiant16.  And, the attacks continue.

But diplomatic maneuvering17 is going on behind the scenes, and Secretary Rice has said she will be returning to the Middle East for more talks.


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1 artillery 5vmzA     
n.(军)火炮,大炮;炮兵(部队)
参考例句:
  • This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
  • The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
2 barrages 1eba498e8e49cb13552e290170ac8811     
n.弹幕射击( barrage的名词复数 );火力网;猛烈炮火;河上的堰坝v.火力攻击(或阻击)( barrage的第三人称单数 );以密集火力攻击(或阻击)
参考例句:
  • In many Basidiomycetes barrages develop. 在许多担子菌中也发生一些栅栏。 来自辞典例句
  • It's fun to be able to run around and do instant Barrages. 一边瞬发奥术弹幕一边四处跑确实很有趣。 来自互联网
3 plumes 15625acbfa4517aa1374a6f1f44be446     
羽毛( plume的名词复数 ); 羽毛饰; 羽毛状物; 升上空中的羽状物
参考例句:
  • The dancer wore a headdress of pink ostrich plumes. 那位舞蹈演员戴着粉色鸵鸟毛制作的头饰。
  • The plumes on her bonnet barely moved as she nodded. 她点点头,那帽子的羽毛在一个劲儿颤动。
4 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民,百姓( civilian的名词复数 ); 老百姓
参考例句:
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
5 humanitarian kcoxQ     
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
参考例句:
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
6 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • 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。
7 truce EK8zr     
n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束
参考例句:
  • 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。
8 dismantle Vtlxa     
vt.拆开,拆卸;废除,取消
参考例句:
  • He asked for immediate help from the United States to dismantle the warheads.他请求美国立即提供援助,拆除这批弹头。
  • The mower firmly refused to mow,so I decided to dismantle it.修完后割草机还是纹丝不动,于是,我决定把它拆开。
9 militant 8DZxh     
adj.激进的,好斗的;n.激进分子,斗士
参考例句:
  • 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。
10 isolate G3Exu     
vt.使孤立,隔离
参考例句:
  • 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。
11 curtail TYTzO     
vt.截短,缩短;削减
参考例句:
  • The government hopes to curtail public spending.政府希望缩减公共事业开支。
  • The minister had to curtail his visit.部长不得不缩短访问日期。
12 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
参考例句:
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
13 normalization qnCzVH     
n.(normalisation)正常化,标准化
参考例句:
  • The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.这次访问显示两国关系已经正常化。
  • He was pleased to the normalization of relationship between the police and the people.他很高兴警方和人民之间关系的正常化。
14 withdrawal Cfhwq     
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
参考例句:
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
15 hostility hdyzQ     
n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争
参考例句:
  • There is open hostility between the two leaders.两位领导人表现出公开的敌意。
  • His hostility to your plan is well known.他对你的计划所持的敌意是众所周知的。
16 defiant 6muzw     
adj.无礼的,挑战的
参考例句:
  • With a last defiant gesture,they sang a revolutionary song as they were led away to prison.他们被带走投入监狱时,仍以最后的反抗姿态唱起了一支革命歌曲。
  • He assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.他对雇主采取挑衅的态度。
17 maneuvering maneuvering     
v.移动,用策略( maneuver的现在分词 );操纵
参考例句:
  • This Manstein did, with some brilliant maneuvering under the worse winter conditions. 曼施坦因在最恶劣的严冬条件下,出色地施展了灵活机动的战术,终于完成了任务。 来自辞典例句
  • In short, large goals required farsighted policies, not tactical maneuvering. 一句话,大的目标需要有高瞻远瞩的政策,玩弄策略是不行的。 来自辞典例句

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