以色列扩建定居点计划遭欧美反对
The US and EU urged Israel’s government on Tuesday to reverse its decision to appropriate nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land earmarked for a new settlement city, saying this would undermine any prospect of restarting peace talks with the Palestinians.
周二，美国和欧盟(EU)敦促以色列政府收回成命，不要占用约旦河西岸(West Bank)近1000英亩土地，用作新的犹太人定居点。他们表示这么做会伤害到与巴勒斯坦重启和平谈判的任何可能性。
The US said it was “deeply concerned” about the move announced on Sunday which will further expand Gush Etzion, a large Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem and – say Palestinians – further diminish their chances of building a geographically contiguous independent state.
周日，以色列宣布要进一步扩建位于伯利恒附近的大型犹太人定居点——古什埃齐翁(Gush Etzion)。巴勒斯坦方面表示，以色列这么做将令他们愈发不可能创建地理上连成一片的独立国家。对此，美国方面表示“深感关切”。“The steps are contrary to Israel’s stated goal of negotiating a permanent-status agreement with the Palestinians, and it would send a very troubling message if they proceed,” Jen Psaki, a US State department spokesperson, said.
美国国务院发言人珍•普萨基(Jen Psaki)表示：“以色列曾表示要通过磋商与巴勒斯坦达成永久协议，这些举措却与该目标背道而驰。一旦推行，将传递出极为有害的信号。”
The US also said it was “very concerned” that Israel might soon announce new construction or planning for settlements in the Givat Hamatos neighbourhood in occupied east Jerusalem. It described this as a “sensitive area”.
此外，美国对以色列即将公布的新建定居点计划也表示“非常关切”，以色列即将公布的新建或规划的定居点计划位于基法哈马托斯(Givat Hamatos)居民区，基法哈马托斯是被以色列占领的东耶路撒冷中的一个居民区。美方称基法哈马托斯是一个“敏感地带”。The settlement decision, described by the non-governmental group Peace Now as Israel’s biggest seizure of Palestinian land in 30 years, comes as Benjamin Netanyahu fends off criticism from far-right rivals, including the pro-settler Jewish Home Party, for his conduct of the recent war against Hamas.
非政府组织“即刻和平”(Peace Now)声称，这一扩建定居点的决定是30年来以色列占有巴勒斯坦土地最多的一次。以色列总理本杰明• 内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)试图以该决议的出台，抵御极右翼政治对手的批评。这些政治对手中包括支持扩建定居点的犹太家园党(Jewish Home Party)，他们因以色列最近对哈马斯的战争而批评内塔尼亚胡。The EU said that Israel should avoid “any action that might undermine stability and the prospect of constructive negotiations following the ceasefire in Gaza”, and urged it to reverse the decision.
欧盟则表示，以色列应避免“任何可能会破坏加沙停火后的稳定局面和建设性磋商前景的举动”，并敦促以色列收回成命。Some Israeli officials have described the move as retaliation for the kidnapping and killing of three Jewish teenagers in the area in the lead-up to this summer’s war in the Gaza Strip. Naftali Bennett, Jewish Home’s leader, on Monday applauded the decision to greenlight building at Gvaot, which he said was “the Zionist response to Arab terror”.
巴勒斯坦称以色列扩建定居点的决定是“犯罪”。他们表示，格瓦奥特的新城将建在五个巴勒斯坦村庄的所在地。 普萨基表示，美国敦促以色列和巴勒斯坦都不要采取单边行动，那样会损害磋商解决巴勒斯坦独立建国问题的前景。
