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By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
25 February 2007
Palestinian youths throw stones toward Israeli soldiers, not seen, during an Israeli army operation in the West Bank City of Nablus, 25 Feb 2007
Israeli forces have raided the biggest Palestinian town in the West Bank. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the Palestinians are accusing Israel of torpedoing1 efforts to get the stalled peace process back on track.
Israeli troops in dozens of jeeps and armored vehicles stormed into the West Bank town of Nablus, placing about 50,000 Palestinians under curfew. Soldiers conducted house-to-house searches, and residents were ordered to stay indoors.
The raid focused on the Casbah, or Old City, a densely2 populated area of narrow alleyways, apartment buildings and markets.
The army said the operation could last several days and is aimed at uncovering bomb factories and arresting wanted Palestinian militants3. The incursion comes a few days after a would-be suicide bomber4 was captured near Tel Aviv.
"We will defend our citizens and we will pinpoint5 against all of those terror cells in the West Bank who try to attack us," said Israeli spokeswoman Miri Eisen.
Palestinian officials accused Israel of harming the efforts of moderate President Mahmoud Abbas to revive peace talks.
Saeb Erekat (26 Jan 2007)
"We condemn6 this Israeli raid. It is absolutely uncalled for. We do not need to go back to the cycle of violence," said Palestinian legislator Saeb Erekat.
But Israel has repeatedly complained that Mr. Abbas has failed to crack down on militants operating from territory under his control. Israeli analyst7 Dan Schueftan says that leaves Israel with little choice.
"Israel will have to continue and take military action just to keep the level of terrorism below the level that is insufferable from an Israeli point of view," said Schueftan.
The army says it launched the Nablus operation after receiving intelligence information that terrorists in the city were planning a wave of suicide bombings in Israeli cities.
1 torpedoing | |
用爆破筒爆破 | |
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2 densely | |
ad.密集地;浓厚地 | |
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3 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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4 bomber | |
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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5 pinpoint | |
vt.准确地确定;用针标出…的精确位置 | |
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6 condemn | |
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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7 analyst | |
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家 | |
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