Middle East Update中东更新

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This month’s legislative elections were supposed to be a watershed in Jordan’s slow but committed march to democratic change.这个月的立法选举被认为将是一个分水岭在约旦的缓慢但承诺三月民主变革。 But Hamas’ rise to power in the Palestinian Authority and its violent takeover of Gaza in June have cast a heavy shadow over politics in Jordan, where a Hashemite monarch maintains a tight, authoritarian grip [...]但是，哈马斯的崛起，以权力，在巴勒斯坦权力机构及其暴力接管加沙6月投下了沉重的政治阴影，在约旦，凡哈希姆君主保持紧绌，专制的抓地力[ … … ]

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The IDF senior command held a workshop this week , August 22, on the army’s five-year plan.以色列国防军高级指挥官举行了一个讲习班，这个星期， 8月22日，对军队的五年计划。 The IDF will be preparing for the following scenarios in the next five years: thwarting the danger of a hostile country that does not border on Israel achieving nuclear capability (Iran, in particular), a war with Syria, [...]以色列国防军将准备下列情况在未来五年：挫败的危险，一个敌对的国家，这并不边境对以色列实现核能力（伊朗，特别是） ，战争与叙利亚， [ … … ]

A number of Arab countries have recently accelerated their nuclear programs in response to Iran’s renegade nuclear quest, claiming they are pursuing the ‘peaceful’ atom.一些阿拉伯国家最近已加快了他们的核计划在回应伊朗的核叛离的追求，声称他们是追求'和平'原子。 The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, and Egypt all have nuclear programs at different stages of development, even though the region has huge oil reserves to produce cheap [...]阿拉伯联合酋长国，沙特阿拉伯，也门，约旦和埃及的所有有核计划处于不同发展阶段，尽管该地区拥有巨大的石油储备来生产廉价[ … … ]

Jordan’s King Abdullah II flatly rejected a confederation with the Palestinians on July 1, calling any such proposal at the current time a “conspiracy” against his kingdom and the Palestinians, a local newspaper reported.约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世断然拒绝邦联同巴勒斯坦人7月1日，要求任何此类的建议，在目前的时间“阴谋” ，对他的英国和巴勒斯坦人，当地一家报纸报道。 The key US ally in the region fears that any confederation before a final settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict could give [...]在美国的重要盟友在该地区的恐惧，任何邦联之前，最终解决巴以冲突，可以给[ … … ]

The Israeli government has approved the creation of a railway linking Jordan to the northern Israeli port of Haifa, the cabinet announced on Sunday, March 11.以色列政府已批准建立一个铁路连接约旦向以色列北部港口海法，内阁宣布，周日， 3月11日。 Most of the projects will be concentrated in the Jordan Valley and will include the construction of a cross-desert canal system linking the Red Sea and [...]大部分的项目将集中在约旦河谷和将包括建造一条跨沙漠运河系统，连接红海和[ … … ]

Citing the risks of further delay, Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Wednesday March 14, the United States must take the lead in creating conditions for a permanent peace between Israel and the Palestinians.引用的风险进一步拖延，约旦国王阿卜杜拉二世说，周三3月14日，美国必须起带头作用创造条件，永久和平的以色列和巴勒斯坦人之间。

Ha’aretz reported on February 14, that at least 25 Jordanian lawmakers have signed a petition urging the government to officially declare that Israel has “violated” the peace treaty reached between the two countries in 1994 by continuing repair and excavation work near Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque. “国土报”报道， 2月14日，至少有25约旦国会议员签署了一份请愿书，促请政府正式宣布，以色列已经“侵犯了”和平条约之间所达成的两个国家在1994年继续维修和挖掘工作在耶路撒冷附近的在阿克萨清真寺。

The Middle East is verging on three civil wars - in Iraq, Israel and Lebanon - according to Jordan’s King Abdullah in statements earlier this week.中东是濒临内战三-在伊拉克，以色列和黎巴嫩-根据约旦国王阿卜杜拉在声明本星期早些时候。 Saying that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is the “emotional core” of all the conflicts in the Mid East, King Abdullah petitioned the international community to look at the “big picture” [...]说，巴以冲突是“情绪化的核心”的所有冲突在中东，约旦国王阿卜杜拉请愿，国际社会看的“大图片” [ … … ]

An environmental group, Friends of the Earth - Middle East, has warned of a dramatic drop in the quantity and quality of the water in the southern end of the Jordan River, following the completion of a joint Jordanian and Syrian-built dam.一环保团体地球之友-中东，已警告说，有一个急剧下降，在数量和质量的水在南端的约旦河，完成后，一个联合约旦和叙利亚建造大坝。 The group told Ha’aretz that over the next summer, the river could dry [...]该集团说， “国土报”指出，明年夏季，河可干[ … … ]

IDF preparing for “larger than ever” Gaza operation!Israeli and Palestinian media sources reported that one of two Hamas gunmen killed by the ID F on October 18, was involved in masterminding the cross-border attack in June in which two IDF soldiers were killed and Gilad Shalit was kidnapped.以色列国防军准备为“较大的比以往任何时候都”加沙地带的行动！以色列和巴勒斯坦媒体的消息来源报告说，一两个哈马斯枪手杀害的ID f 10月18日，曾参与策划了在跨境袭击， 6月，其中两名以色列国防军士兵被打死和对手夏利特被绑架。 Meanwhile, with Kassam rockets [...]与此同时，随着Kassam火箭[ … … ]