Middle East Update中东更新

On Monday January 8, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert expressed his disappointment with the results of Israel’s unilateral withdrawals from both Lebanon and Gaza, saying that the consequent violence in both arenas convinced him that there is no point in any future moves of this kind.上周一1月8日，以色列总理埃胡德奥尔默特表示，他的失望，结果以色列单方面撤出黎巴嫩和加沙地带的赞同，并说，相应的暴力行为在这两个领域信服他，有没有一点在今后的任何动作，这种。 Olmert said that he believes in the establishment of […]奥尔默特说，他相信在建立[ … … ]

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon told President George W. Bush ahead of the US-led invasion of Iraq of the dangers Saddam Hussein posed for the region, but also warned him that the Arab world would not be receptive to democracy, former ambassador to the US Danny Ayalon told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.前总理沙龙告诉布什总统走在美国领导的联军入侵伊拉克的危险，萨达姆构成该区域，而且还警告他说，阿拉伯世界不会接受以民主，前驻美大使丹尼阿亚隆告诉耶路撒冷邮报上周四。

Labor Knesset Member Raleb Majadele became the first Israeli Arab cabinet minister in the history of the State on Wednesday January 10, when under-fire party leader Amir Peretz appointed him to the Science, Technology, Culture, and Sports portfolio vacated by Labor leadership challenger Ophir Pines-Paz in November.工党议会成员raleb majadele成为第一个阿拉伯国家，以色列内阁部长在该国的历史上周三1月10日，当根据消防党魁阿米尔佩雷茨聘请他为科学，技术，文化，体育等有价证券所腾出的工党领袖挑战者ophir松树-和平十一月。 Its suspected this is a ploy […]其怀疑这是一个伎俩[ … … ]

Hamas denied Wednesday December 10, that its Damascus-based political chief Khaled Mashaal said in a Reuters interview that his group would consider recognizing Israel once a Palestinian state is established, “There was no change in our stance that Hamas does not recognize Israel,” he said.哈马斯否认周三12月10日，即其大马士革为基础的政治，行政马沙尔说，在一名路透社采访时表示，该集团将考虑承认以色列，一旦巴勒斯坦国成立后， "有没有改变我们的立场，哈马斯不承认以色列， "他说。

In a major policy speech to the American nation on Wednesday night December 10, President George W. Bush issued a warning to Iran and Syria, accusing them of taking deliberate action against US forces in Iraq and enabling aid transfers to insurgents.在一项重要的政策演说，向美国人民对周三晚12月10日，美国总统布什发出警告伊朗和叙利亚，指责他们蓄意采取行动，针对美军在伊拉克和扶持援助转移到反叛分子。 Bush said the US intends to take action against Iranian proxies in Iraq, […]布什说，美国打算采取行动对付伊朗的代理人，在伊拉克， [ … … ]

President Bush’s proposal to send 21,500 additional troops to Iraq encountered strong bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill yesterday Thursday January 11 , and his top national security advisers, dispatched to defend the strategy, were greeted with a skepticism not seen from Congress over the past six years.布希总统提议派遣21,500增派部队到伊拉克遇到强烈反对两党在国会山昨天周四1月11日，和他的高级国家安全顾问，派出保卫战略，迎接一个怀疑论没有看到由国会在过去六年年。
(By Michael Abramowitz and Jonathan Weisman, The Washington Post) （由Michael abramowitz和乔纳森weisman ，华盛顿邮报）

The Washington Post reports that Hizb’Allah and its allies widened their campaign Tuesday January 9, to force the Western-backed Lebanese government’s resignation, with what they promised would be a series of daily protests across the capital.华盛顿邮报报导说， hizb'allah及其盟国扩阔他们的竞选周二1月9日，以迫使西方支持的黎巴嫩政府的辞职，跟他们承诺，将是一系列的抗议活动，每天全国各地的资本。 So far, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora’s government has refused to resign, but by paralyzing it, Hizb’Allah has checked what […]到目前为止，总理福阿德西尼乌拉的政府却拒绝辞职，但瘫痪了， hizb'allah检查过什么[ … … ]

MK’s: ‘We never knew how much we’d need Christian support’Israeli Knesset Members and Christian leaders vowed to work together to confront the threat posed by Iran and radical Islam during a meeting held to mark the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus’s third anniversary in the Knesset on Tuesday January 9. MK的： '我们从来不知道有多少，我们需要基督教support'israeli议会成员和基督教领袖誓言携手合作，对抗所造成的威胁，伊朗和激进的伊斯兰会议期间举行了以纪念议会基督教同盟党团的三周年之际，在议会上周二一月九日。

As up to 50,000 Iraqis flee their homes every month, the UN’s refugee agency said Monday Jan 8, that it will seek $60 million this year to help the roughly 3.7 million people displaced by violence in the war-ravaged nation.由于有高达50万伊拉克人逃离家园的每一个月的时间内，联合国难民事务高级专员公署说，周一1月8日，它将寻求60000000美元这一年，以协助大约370万人因暴力而流离失所，在饱受战争摧残的国家。

Reuters reported Tuesday January 9, that the United States is expected to announce sanctions against the largest Iranian commercial bank under a presidential order aimed at freezing the assets of proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their supporters.据路透社报道，周二1月9日表示，美国可望宣布制裁对伊朗最大的商业银行，根据一项总统令，旨在冻结的资产扩散大规模杀伤性武器及其支持者。 US officials hope that this first step will set an example for other countries […]美国官员希望这第一步，也将树立一个榜样，让其他国家[ … … ]