2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinian PM Calls for Jihad During Visit to

By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
08 December 2006

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says his Hamas-led government will never recognize Israel and will continue to fight for the liberation of Jerusalem.

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Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Iranian Vice President Parviz Davoudi, in Tehran, 8 Dec 06

Addressing worshippers at Friday prayers in Tehran, Mr. Haniyeh said Hamas would not give in to U.S. and Zionist pressure to stop the jihad and resistance. He said Hamas will never recognize what he called "the usurpation² of Palestinian land" or accept previous peace agreements with Israel.

Mr. Haniyeh's visit underscores growing Iranian influence in the region. Iran has close ties with two of Israel's arch enemies: Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon. That is of deep concern to Israel, and also to Palestinian moderates, like human rights activist³ Bassam Eid.

"No doubt that Iran is playing a, let's say, very bloody⁴ role in the region here. And I am really so surprised [at] how the Hamas movement is trying to take care on the [getting involved in] Iranian interests rather than on the Palestinian interests," he said.

Israel sees Iran's alliance with Hamas and Hezbollah as especially dangerous in light of the Iranian nuclear program. It was just over a year ago that Iran's president threatened to wipe Israel off the map.

"I think that we all agree that first and foremost, Iran cannot be nuclear," says Israeli spokeswoman Miri Eisen. "I think this is something that there is great agreement on it in the international community."

But Israel believes that the Western powers are moving way too slowly. It has warned that if the international community does not take tough action to stop Iran's nuclear program, Israel might act on its own.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 usurpation   

n.篡位；霸占

参考例句：

• The struggle during this transitional stage is to oppose Chiang Kai-shek's usurpation of the fruits of victory in the War of Resistance.过渡阶段的斗争，就是反对蒋介石篡夺抗战胜利果实的斗争。
• This is an unjustified usurpation of my authority.你是在非法纂夺我的权力。

3 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

4 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。