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Israel, Palestinians Argue about Terms of Cease-Fire
Meredit Buel
Jerusalem
15 Jun 2001 21:42 UTC
Israeli and Palestinian security officials met Friday to discuss a 1)fragile U.S. brokered1 cease-fire. Both sides are accusing each other of not 2)upholding the terms of truce2.
The chiefs of the Israeli and Palestinian security services met to discuss the first 48-hours of the cease-fire, and plans to implement3 requirements of the agreement.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said violence and acts of terrorism have not stopped, and he 3)accused the Palestinians of failing to arrest Islamic militants4. Mr. Sharon said Israel will continue to uphold the cease-fire, but adds it will "differentiate5 between quiet areas and those where violence is continuing."
The prime minister added if clashes continue, Israel will have no alternative but to "4)foil the attacks and strike at the attackers."
Israeli Defense6 Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, speaking during a trip to Paris, said Israel will comply with the terms of the agreement. "We will increase the support and we will see," he said. "We have enough time to respond in a different way. We don't want to use that. We are strong enough to say and to 5)declare we don't want to solve the problem through military means."
Israeli tanks have pulled back in several parts of the 6)occupied territories, and the army has eased restrictions7 on Palestinian commercial traffic and the use of 7)coastal waters off the Gaza Strip.
The military has also reopened crossings connecting the Palestinian territories with Egypt and Jordan. But Palestinians are 8)dismissing the measures as cosmetic8 as long as movement for the wider population remains9 restricted by Israeli 9)blockades.
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said the closure is continuing to "10)suffocate the Palestinians."
Under the terms of the cease-fire, Palestinians are required to 11)apprehend militants involved in terrorist activity, shut down bomb factories, prevent arms 12)smuggling and collect illegal weapons.
Israel must ease its closure on the Palestinian territories and pull its soldiers back to areas held 13)prior to last September when the violence erupted.
The blockade of the West Bank and Gaza Strip has 14)devastated the Palestinian economy and kept more than 100,000 Palestinians from their jobs inside Israel.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat agreed to the cease-fire hours after a suicide bomber10 killed 20 Israelis in Tel Aviv earlier this month.
Israel was preparing a major military operation to 15)retaliate for the bombing, but postponed11 the attack after Mr. Arafat agreed to the truce.
(1) fragile[5frAdVaIl; (?@) 5frAdVl]adj.易碎的, 脆的
(2) uphold[Qp5hEJld]vt.支持, 赞成
(3) accusable[E`kjU:zEbl]adj.可指控的, 有可非难之处的
(4) foil[fCIl]n.箔, 烘托, 衬托vt.衬托, 阻止, 挡开
(5) declare[dI5kleE(r)]vt.断言, 宣称, 宣布, 宣告
(6) occupy[5RkjJpaI]vt.占, 占用, 占领, 占据
(7) coastal[5kEJst(E)l]adj.海岸的, 沿海的
(8) dismiss[dIs5mIs]vt.解散, 下课, 开除vi.解散
(9) blockade[blR5keId]n.阻塞vt.封锁
(10) suffocate[5sQfEkeIt]vt.使窒息, 噎住, 闷熄vi.被闷死, 窒息, 受阻
(11) apprehend[AprI5hend]v.领会理解
(12) smuggling v.走私
(13) prior to adv.在前, 居先
(14) devastate[5devEsteIt]vt.毁坏
(15) retaliate[rI5tAlIeIt]v.报复
1 brokered | |
adj.由权力经纪人安排(或控制)的v.做掮客(或中人等)( broker的过去式和过去分词 );作为权力经纪人进行谈判;以中间人等身份安排… | |
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2 truce | |
n.休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和;v.以停战结束 | |
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3 implement | |
n.(pl.)工具,器具;vt.实行,实施,执行 | |
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4 militants | |
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 ) | |
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5 differentiate | |
vi.(between)区分;vt.区别;使不同 | |
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6 defense | |
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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7 restrictions | |
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则) | |
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8 cosmetic | |
n.化妆品;adj.化妆用的;装门面的;装饰性的 | |
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9 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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10 bomber | |
n.轰炸机,投弹手,投掷炸弹者 | |
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11 postponed | |
vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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