以色列擴建定居點計劃遭歐美反對
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.
週二，美國和歐盟(EU)敦促以色列政府收回成命，不要佔用約旦河西岸(West Bank)近1000英畝土地，用作新的猶太人定居點。他們表示這麼做會傷害到與巴勒斯坦重啓和平談判的任何可能性。
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.
週日，以色列宣佈要進一步擴建位於伯利恆附近的大型猶太人定居點——古什埃齊翁(Gush Etzion)。巴勒斯坦方面表示，以色列這麼做將令他們愈發不可能創建地理上連成一片的獨立國家。對此，美國方面表示“深感關切”。“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.
美國國務院發言人珍•普薩基(Jen Psaki)表示：“以色列曾表示要通過磋商與巴勒斯坦達成永久協議，這些舉措卻與該目標背道而馳。一旦推行，將傳遞出極爲有害的信號。”
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，美國對以色列即將公佈的新建定居點計劃也表示“非常關切”，以色列即將公佈的新建或規劃的定居點計劃位於基法哈馬託斯(Givat Hamatos)居民區，基法哈馬託斯是被以色列佔領的東耶路撒冷中的一個居民區。美方稱基法哈馬託斯是一個“敏感地帶”。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.
非政府組織“即刻和平”(Peace Now)聲稱，這一擴建定居點的決定是30年來以色列佔有巴勒斯坦土地最多的一次。以色列總理本傑明• 內塔尼亞胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)試圖以該決議的出臺，抵禦極右翼政治對手的批評。這些政治對手中包括支持擴建定居點的猶太家園黨(Jewish Home Party)，他們因以色列最近對哈馬斯的戰爭而批評內塔尼亞胡。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.
歐盟則表示，以色列應避免“任何可能會破壞加沙停火後的穩定局面和建設性磋商前景的舉動”，並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”.
巴勒斯坦稱以色列擴建定居點的決定是“犯罪”。他們表示，格瓦奧特的新城將建在五個巴勒斯坦村莊的所在地。 普薩基表示，美國敦促以色列和巴勒斯坦都不要採取單邊行動，那樣會損害磋商解決巴勒斯坦獨立建國問題的前景。
