VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Students Stage Protest for and

This video image released by the Turkish Aid group IHH purports¹ to show Israeli soldiers aiming a gun on the deck of a Turkish ship, part of an aid convoy² heading to the Gaza Strip, 31 May 2010

Last week, protests occurred worldwide, both in support of Israel's blockade of Gaza and against it.

 

Students were among those who participated in these protests, including demonstrations⁴ in several U.S. cities. People under 30 are the largest age group in the Middle East, and usually have a lot to say about its politics. Now they are showing their feelings with regard to the flotilla crisis off Gaza.

Im Tirtzu, a centrist Zionist movement focused on students, organized protests on nine university campuses across Israel to show its support of the government.

"This week we took out thousands of thousands of students all over Israel, all over the universities the campuses, the collages," said Erez Tadmor, one of its founders⁵, and spokesperson for the organization. "We took, almost in every city in Israel, the hundreds and thousands of people went out to support Israel and support the IDF [Israel Defense⁶ Forces]."

On its website, Im Tirtzu states that it "believes the younger generation, and especially the university student population, holds the key to the future of the Jewish people and the State of Israel and that it is the duty and responsibility of this population to lead Israeli society."

Tadmor hopes that the internet will help the students realize this responsibility and become more united. The group also tries to mobilize and inform students through YouTube videos and Facebook posts. "Every demonstration³ we've had and every film that the IDF or Israel has taken out, we distribute it on Facebook and on YouTube," he said.

Pro-Palestinian groups are also using Facebook to connect with each other, which is especially important for Palestinian students living outside of the country. Noor Awad, a Palestinian living in the United Arab Emirates posted a Facebook status on Monday, incensed⁷ over the Israeli actions.

She wrote, "If we've chosen to stay silent and do nothing after the war on Gaza, it's no surprise to watch our world leaders still do nothing when Gaza is under siege for the third year. This is no longer a fight for who is right or wrong, it's a fight for Palestinians' basic human rights."

Student groups in the United States, such as Students for Justice in Palestine, are also involved in mobilizing students in each of its 25 U.S. chapters.

Students have been passionately⁸ vocal⁹ on recent events. Whether it is commenting through media uploads or through Facebook posts, students have learned how to protest using the tools they are most familiar with.

 

1 purports   

v.声称是…，（装得）像是…的样子( purport的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She purports to represent the whole group. 她自称代表整个团体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The document purports to be official but is really private. 那份文件据称是官方的，但实际上是私人的。 来自辞典例句

2 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句

6 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。

7 incensed   

盛怒的

参考例句：

• The decision incensed the workforce. 这个决定激怒了劳工大众。
• They were incensed at the decision. 他们被这个决定激怒了。

8 passionately   

ad.热烈地，激烈地

参考例句：

• She could hate as passionately as she could love. 她能恨得咬牙切齿，也能爱得一往情深。
• He was passionately addicted to pop music. 他酷爱流行音乐。

9 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。