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The Israelis and Palestinians are no closer to a settlement today than when he took office nine months ago.

巴以自他九个月前任职以来，就未曾就协议一事作出更近距离的谈判。

Barak wanted me to come to the region, but I wanted Arafat to say yes to the Israelis on the big issues embodied in my parameters first.

巴拉克想让我到该地区走一遭，但我想首先让阿拉法特同意包含我提出的条件的重大争议性问题。

Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of Israelis found themselves swept up in a fellowship of frustration.

突然间，成千上万以色列人发现自己被清扫到一个挫败联谊会中。

Some believe that lifting the blockade would be opening the door to a flow of weapons that would be used to attack Israelis.

有人认为，解除封锁将打开大门流的武器将被用来袭击以色列人。

The Israelis would also be able to maintain their early-warning station in the West Bank with a Palestinian liaison presence.

以方还可以在西岸继续保持其预警站，但要设巴勒斯坦联络官。

"Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's, " Mr Obama said.

奥巴马先生说：“以色列必须承认，就象其生存权不能被否认，同时巴勒斯坦人的生存权也不可被忽视。”

No doubt it was beautiful and many people would come to see it. But sad to say it led the Israelis back into idolatry.

它无疑是很漂亮，吸引很多人来观赏，可惜最终却引致以色列人回到敬拜偶像的老路上。

He denied any of the activists were looking for a confrontation and said some simply responded defensively when the Israelis opened fire.

他否认激进者中有人寻求对抗，并且说当以色列人开火时，他们只是进行了简单的防卫。

He said it is now in the best interest of Israelis to make a serious attempt to make peace with the Palestinians.

他说，现在，努力与巴勒斯坦人讲和最符合以色列人的利益。

Two people are believed to have been killed and there were still reports last night of up to 10 Israelis being held hostage in the city.

已有两人确定在袭击中身亡。据报道，到昨晚孟买市中仍有多至十名的犹太人被扣为人质。

Yet, these ties do not translate into Moscow pushing the Palestinians into a settlement with the Israelis.

然而，这些联系并不意味着莫斯科正在推动巴勒斯坦和以色列达成和解。

The United States has pushed the Israelis hard to do two things in the past two years: Do not negotiate with Syria and do not engage Hamas.

美国在过去两年用力敦促以色列做两件事：不要和叙利亚谈判，不要接触哈马斯。

Wary of "mission creep" , it has refused to oversee the restoration of buildings bombed by the Israelis a year-and-a-half ago.

任务进展缓慢，出于对此项任务的谨慎，联合国拒绝对修复以色列在一年前轰炸的建筑进行监督。

But he also said the construction of another wall would not be "a very pleasant feeling" for Israelis.

但是他也承认兴建另一堵墙对以色列人来说并不是“一种很愉快的感觉”。

Israelis, who do not recognize a Palestinian state, always drop the word 'National'.

由于以色列方面不承认巴勒斯坦国，他们在称呼这个词时经常把“National”给省略掉。

The Israelis, for instance, could put an end to a hundred years of futile hostilities by buying somewhere for the Palestinians.

比如，以色列人给巴勒斯坦人买块地居住，兴许能结束百年敌对状态。

A former general and war hero at the head of a party offering a two-state solution: to many Israelis, Mr Sharon looked like a peace-bringer.

作为曾经的将军和战斗英雄，现在的党派首领，他还提出了两国解决方案。这一切让许多以色列人觉得，他似乎就是那位和平使者。

Oh, and the Israelis know all this as well. We need to warn them again not to go it alone in the hope of dragging us in to finish the job.

哦，以色列人也深明这点，我们有必要提醒他们别再单方面行动，以希望把我们拖进去解决问题。

Hamas, he said, must end violence and recognize past agreements between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

哈马斯必须结束暴力，承认过去巴勒斯坦与以色列达成的协议。

Israelis, or rather, Israeli Jews, are beginning to feel much the way their parents did in those apocalyptic days.

以色列人，或者说以色列犹太人，正在重温类似当年他们的父辈所感受到的世界末日即将来临的感觉。