双语新闻：以色列安全不能靠枪炮维持

2014-08-14 15:43:49来源：可可英语

　　Yet while Israel’s traditional enemies are becoming less hostile, its allies are becoming lessfriendly. The relationship between Mr Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama is chilly – andsome Israeli officials are openly contemptuous of John Kerry, the US secretary of state.Opinion polls in the US also suggest that young people are much less sympathetic to Israelthan older groups are. However, such shifts may take decades to filter through into US policy.Israel’s position in Washington is deeply entrenched. The US Senate voted unanimously tosupport the Gaza assault and the Obama administration has combined its condemnation ofIsraeli actions with continued aid and arms sales.

　　然而，尽管以色列的传统敌人的敌意降低了，但其盟友也变得没那么友好了。内塔尼亚胡和美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)关系冷淡，而一些以色列官员公开表达对美国国务卿约翰•克里(John Kerry)的不屑。美国的民意调查也显示，相比老一辈来说，美国的年轻人对以色列的同情心少得多。不过，这些转变可能需要数十年才能渗入美国的政策。以色列在华盛顿的地位根深蒂固。美国参议院一致通过支持以色列进攻加沙，而奥巴马政府在谴责以色列行为的同时，继续向以色列提供援助和军售。

　　Many European leaders are openly appalled by Israel’s actions in Gaza and Europe’s large Muslimpopulation has been at the forefront of anti-Israel demonstrations. But Europe’s Muslims arean often marginalised and unpopular group. Manuel Valls, the French prime minister, hascondemned anti-Semitic demonstrations which he says have fused the “Palestinian cause,jihadism, the detestation of Israel and the hatred of France”. Any such fusion helps Israelbecause it reduces sympathy for the Palestinians.

　　许多欧洲的领导人公开表示对以色列在加沙的行动感到震惊，欧洲庞大的穆斯林人群是反以色列游行的先锋。然而欧洲的穆斯林是一个常常被边缘化、不受欢迎的群体。法国总理曼努埃尔·瓦尔斯(Manuel Valls)谴责了反犹太人游行，称这种游行混合了“巴勒斯坦的事业、圣战主义、对以色列的憎恶和对法国的仇恨”。任何把这些事情混合在一起的尝试都会帮助以色列，因为这会削弱对巴勒斯坦人的同情心。

　　Israeli settlements, would be largely symbolic in their impact. Surveying this global picture,Israel seems to have decided that it can afford to ignore international condemnation of theGaza war. That calculation may prove correct, as far as the current conflict is concerned.

　　更宽泛地说，美国实力的相对下降，对于一个西方文化的前哨国家是个坏消息。美国介入中东冲突的意愿正在降低。这意味着，从长期来看，以色列只能通过与邻国和平相处来保证自身安全。每隔几年就把加沙变成一片废墟、杀害成百上千的平民，只能让和平的前景更加遥远。

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