2006年VOA标准英语-Rice in Israel for Talks on Conflict With Hezbo
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By Sonja Pace
Jerusalem
24 July 2006
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in Israel for talks on how to end the conflict with Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon. The secretary's visit comes as the violence enters its second week amid continued cross-border attacks and ground fighting.
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Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Tzipi Livni, right, meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Jerusalem
Speaking to reporters before her meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Secretary Rice said there is great sympathy for the innocent civilians1 caught up in the conflict, but she said, any cease-fire must be sustainable and work toward long-term peace in the region. "If we have learned anything, it is that any peace is going to have to be based on enduring principles and not temporary solutions. We will talk about how to get an enduring cessation of violence, how to deal with the significant humanitarian2 problems that are currently facing the people of Lebanon," she said.
Washington remains3 adamant4 any cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants5 must not leave Hezbollah in place as an armed militia6 along the border, able to threaten Israel at any time.
But the growing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon is also on the agenda. The White House announced that President Bush has ordered helicopters and ships to Lebanon to provide immediate7 assistance.
In Lebanon, the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator8, Jan Egeland announced an appeal for $150 million in aid for the Lebanese people. "Eight hundred thousand are now displaced or in desperate need of international humanitarian assistance. But, of course, we're also asking for a cessation of hostilities9. Far too many civilians are suffering - both in northern Israel and all over here in Lebanon," he said.
As the conflict enters its second week, nearly 400 people have been killed in Lebanon, most of them civilians and among them many children. Around 40 civilians and soldiers have been killed in Israel.
As Rice traveled to the region, Israeli warplanes continued to launch raids into southern Lebanon, troops battled Hezbollah fighters in the far south and Hezbollah sent rockets into northern Israel.
Rice meets here Tuesday with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and then also holds talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before traveling on to Rome for a Lebanon conference on Wednesday.
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