Middle East Update中东更新

Saudi Arabia insisted April 3, that direct talks with Israeli PM Ehud Olmert would only be possible after Israel accepts the Arab peace initiative.沙特阿拉伯坚持四月三日，即直接会谈时，以色列代总理奥尔默特将只可能后，以色列接受阿拉伯和平倡议。 Olmert recently called for a summit with the Saudis in order to discuss the peace process, following an Arab League decision to re-launch a 2002 peace initiative that […]奥尔默特近日呼吁建立一个峰会上，沙特，以讨论和平进程，继阿盟决定重新启动2002年和平倡议，该倡议[ … … ]

Iran, Syria, and HizbAllah forces in Lebanon are all preparing for a possible US military offensive this summer, IDF intelligence chief Amos Yadlin told senior Israeli officials on Sunday April 7.伊朗，叙利亚和真主党的势力在黎巴嫩都准备为美国可能的军事攻势，在今年夏天，以色列国防军情报部门主管阿莫斯yadlin告诉以色列高级官员上周日4月7日。 Yadlin warned the cabinet that the IDF has recently noticed “an increase in the potential for [Mideast] instability,” based on a number of […] yadlin警告内阁说，以色列国防军最近已注意到"有更多的潜力[中东]不稳定， "基于一些[ … … ]

At an Arab summit, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called on Israel to take constructive steps in response to a new Arab peace initiative.在阿拉伯首脑会议上，巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿巴斯于周日呼吁以色列采取建设性的步骤，在回答一项新的阿拉伯和平倡议。 Arab leaders revived a 5-year-old peace plan that offers Israel normal ties with all Arab countries in return for withdrawal from land seized in the 1967 Six-Day […]阿拉伯领导人恢复了5年楼龄的中东和平计划提供以色列的正常关系，同所有阿拉伯国家，以换取退出土地，在1967年进行为期六天的[ … … ]

Recent archaeological digs in the City of David, just outside Jerusalem’s Old City, have uncovered another massive wall from the First Temple period believed to be part of a palace and major government complex used by King David’s royal line.最近的考古挖掘中的城市大卫，只是外界耶路撒冷的老城区，共查出有大量的墙，从第一圣殿时期，相信是一个组成部分，宫殿和政府的重大复杂，所用的大卫王的皇家线。 The newly discovered 20-meter-long section of a 7-meter-thick wall is part of a monumental 10th […]新发现的20多米长的路段为7米厚的墙是一个巨大的第十[ … … ]

There is a growing threat that terrorist groups such as HizbAllah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad will acquire nuclear or other WMD technology, a senior US State Department official told The Jerusalem Post this week.有一种日益增长的威胁，恐怖主义团体如真主党，哈马斯和伊斯兰圣战组织将获取核武器或其他大规模杀伤性武器技术，美国国务院一位高级官员告诉耶路撒冷邮报这个星期。 He indicated that there are a “large number” of nuclear smuggling incidents each year, some of which are “substantial” and not […]他表示，有一个"大数目"的核走私事件每年都有，其中有些是"实质" ，而不是[ … … ]

Ibrahim Hamad, the senior Hamas terrorist charged with the murder of 36 Israeli civilians in Jerusalem during the intifada has been convicted by an Israeli military court of coordinating three major suicide bombings in the capital since 2002: the Moment Cafe bombing in which 11 people were killed; the suicide attack at the Sheffield Club […]易卜拉欣哈马德，哈马斯高级恐怖分子的指控谋杀36名以色列平民在耶路撒冷起义期间已被定罪的一个以色列军事法院的协调三大自杀性爆炸事件在首都自2002年以来：时刻咖啡馆爆炸事件，其中11人被杀害;自杀攻击在谢菲尔德俱乐部[ … … ]

The Israeli Air Force conducted its 16th test of the Arrow missile defense system on Monday March 26, which officials said was capable of intercepting an Iranian nuclear missile, according to The Jerusalem Post.以色列空军进行了第16次试验的箭导弹防御系统，周一3月26日，该官员说，是能够拦截伊朗的核飞弹，据耶路撒冷邮报。 An improved Arrow missile, with modifications to its hardware and electronics, was successfully test-fired.一种改进的箭导弹，加以修改，以它的硬件和电子产品，是成功的试射。 Recent modifications made to the Arrow missile […]最近所作的修改箭导弹[ … … ]

The Arab League decided ON March 28, to endorse without changes its land-and-refugee-for-peace initiative from March 2002.阿盟决定于3月28日，核准而不改变其土地和难民换取和平倡议，从2002年3月。 A senior Israeli official said Israel would not reject the document out of hand, but will likely hone in on its positive elements, overlooking the problematic aspects.一名以色列高级官员称，以色列将不会拒绝这份文件不可收拾的地步，但很可能会琢磨出其积极因素，而忽略了问题的方面。 “What we are hearing is that the Arab countries are […] "什么，我们听到的是，阿拉伯国家[ … … ]

‘Escalation’ possible if Israel rejects Arab League conditions '升级' ，如果以色列拒绝了阿拉伯联盟的条件
The “lords of war” will decide Israel’s future if it rejects a plan crafted by the entire Arab world, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister warned Tuesday March 27, as leaders began gathering in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for Wednesday’s Arab League summit. "上议院的战争" ，将决定以色列的未来，如果它拒绝一项计划所制作的整个阿拉伯世界，沙特的外交官员警告周二3月27日，作为领导人开始聚集在沙特首都利雅得，为周三的阿拉伯国家联盟首脑会议。

The platform of the Palestinian unity government legitimizes the continuation of violent opposition, which is also a violation of the Chairman’s commitments.该平台的巴勒斯坦团结政府，使其合法化，继续暴力反对党，也就是违反了主席的承诺。 This will not facilitate - in the near future - contacts between us and the PA.这将不利于-在不久的将来-之间的接触，我们和巴勒斯坦权力机构。 There is no doubt that completely different conduct by the PA is required in order to create […]这是毫无疑问的是完全不同的行为，由PA是需要，以创造[ … … ]