Abbas and Olmert meet in Jericho

來源：Al Jazeera English，半島電視台英文版

標題：Abbas and Olmert meet in Jericho

日期：MONDAY, AUGUST 06, 2007, 12:11 GMT

原文網址：http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/69B04F27-3A45-49E4-A979-8FB67CCD78F4.htm?FRAMELESS=true&NRNODEGUID=%7b69B04F27-3A45-49E4-A979-8FB67CCD78F4%7d

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Abbas and Olmert meet in Jericho

The Palestinian president and the Israeli prime minister have met in the West Bank in a bid to bridge gaping differences ahead of a US-called peace conference later this year.

巴勒斯坦主席與以色列總理在西岸(West Bank)碰面，企圖在即將於今年稍晚舉行、美國所謂的和平會議之前，努力克服雙方的歧異。

Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmert met in Jericho on Monday, the first time in years that such a high-level meeting was taking place in Palestinian territory.

阿巴斯(Mahmoud Abbas)與歐麥特(Ehud Olmert)星期一在耶利哥(Jericho)碰面，是這麼多年來頭一次有層級如此高的會議在巴勒斯坦地區舉行。

Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, said Abbas and Olmert had held a "deep and serious" meeting.

巴勒斯坦首席交涉員艾瑞凱(Saeb Erekat)表示，阿巴斯與歐麥特舉行了一場「深入且嚴肅」的會議。

He said the focus had been on the "fundamental issues of the peace process and ... means of quickly arriving at the creation of a Palestinian state".

他指出，會議的重點在於和平進程的「基本」議題以及快速建立一個巴勒斯坦國的方式。

Core issues

Before the discussions, Olmert had also said that the talks were aimed at restarting negotiations on establishing a Palestinian state.

在討論之前，歐麥特也曾經表示這次的會談會把目標放在重新開啟建立巴勒斯坦國的協商上。

However, exposing the differences between the two camps, Erekat said: "Personally, I think the negotiations have been totally exhausted... Now the leaders should decide.

然而在雙方陣營之差異如此明顯的情況下，艾瑞凱表示：「我個人認為，這個協商已經沒什麼用了，現在雙方領袖應該要下決定了。」

"We have no need to reinvent the wheel. Any peace process should aim at ending the Israeli occupation that started in 1967."

「我們毋須走回頭路。任何和平進程都應該把目標放在中止以色列從1967年開始的佔領上頭。」

Palestinian officials have been pushing for a deal on the "core issues" ahead of the autumn peace conference, with a view to implementing the agreement during the meeting.

巴勒斯坦官員被逼著在秋天的和平會議之前處理「核心議題」，並且是遵照這次會談所達成的共識。

However, Israeli officials have been reluctant to discuss key points before the conference, saying the two sides should create a basis or framework for an agreement before the meeting.

然而，以色列官員在該會議前並不願意去討論任何關鍵，反而表示雙方應該在會議前創造一個基礎或骨幹以利於達到共識。

Erekat said that the two leaders had agreed to meet at least three more times before the peace conference, which Israeli officials expect to take place in November after the Jewish and Muslim holidays.

艾瑞凱表示雙方領袖表示同意在和平會議前至少再碰面三次，以色列方面希望這些會晤能在猶太與回教節日過後的11月舉行。

Prolonged resistance

Israeli officials had baulked at describing the session as an attempt to address so-called final-status issues such as borders and the future of Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees, saying the two leaders would seek instead an agreement on "principles".

以色列官員之前不願把這會議描述為試圖處理所謂的「最後狀態」，例如邊境、耶路撒冷的未來以及巴勒斯坦難民，而表示雙方領袖會試圖達到「原則」上的一致。

"I came here in order to discuss with you the fundamental issues outstanding between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, hoping that this will lead us soon into negotiations about the creation of a Palestinian state," Olmert said, with Abbas standing at his side, at the start of their talks.

會談開始前，歐麥特站在阿巴斯身邊發表以下談話：「我到這裡是為了與你們討論以色列與巴勒斯坦民族權力機構間的基本議題，希望能夠更快地帶領我們開啟巴勒斯坦建國的協商。」

But it is unclear whether Olmert, whose popularity plummeted after last year's inconclusive war in Lebanon, can make major concessions, particularly to uproot Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

至於才因去年與黎巴嫩興戰而聲望下跌的歐麥特，是否能夠做出重大的讓步，特別是遷離在西岸占領區的猶太裔居民，仍然是未知。

It is also uncertain how Abbas can deliver on any deal with the Hamas movement, which is in control of Gaza and whose charter calls for Israel's destruction.

同樣是未知的還有阿巴斯與企圖瓦解以色列、目前占領加薩地區的哈瑪斯(Hamas)是否真能夠實現任何決策。

Ismail Haniya, the ousted Hamas prime minister, called the Jericho meeting a public relations gimmick that would yield nothing for the Palestinians.

被驅逐的以色列總理哈尼亞(Ismail Haniya)，認為耶利哥的會談只是一個譁眾取寵的伎倆，並不會給巴勒斯坦人帶來任何幫助。

"It is clear that the meetings between Palestinian and Israeli officials are a replay of what happened in the past - it's reproducing a long path that led the Palestinian people to nowhere," he said.

他表示：「很明顯的這次的會談只是過去發生的種種的回應，這只是在複製一條把巴勒斯坦居民帶向未知的路。」

The last round of final-status talks broke down six years ago.

上一次有關「最後狀態」的談判於六年前破裂。

Israeli officials said the proposed agreement on principles would broadly call for Israel to withdraw from about 90 per cent of Palestinian territory.

以色列官員表示，提案中原則上的共識，是以色列大幅度地遷離將近百分之九十以上的巴勒斯坦地區。

評論：

先在這裡向大家說聲抱歉，這一則新聞我自覺翻譯的並不好，許多原文的語意並沒有很確實的翻譯出來，甚至是沒有完全了解其意義，我猜想這篇英文稿可能也是翻譯自其他語言，當然也是我自己才疏學淺，希望大家不吝賜教。

所謂的「巴勒斯坦」，其範圍涵括約旦河西岸地區(West Bank)以及加薩走廊(Gaza strip)。目前該地區的管轄權大部分落在巴勒斯坦民族權力機構(Palestinian Authority)手上，其他則是由以色列管理。以巴關係多年來的演變非常複雜，巴勒斯坦人的意見本身就嚴重的分歧，一開始巴勒斯坦解放組織(旗下又有許多小組織)大概都以毀滅以色列為訴求，但是慢慢地有許多人改變意見，如成立初期堅持「革命暴力是解放家園的唯一手段」的法塔赫(Fatah)，政策就逐步改變，最終承認以色列的合法存在。其中最著名的人物是阿拉法特(Yasser Arafat)，一路從巴解首腦，到通過選舉成為巴勒斯坦民族權力機構的第一任主席。該機構是以巴和約下的產物，然而還是有許多的巴勒斯坦組織不認同阿拉法特，仍然以瓦解以色列為目標前進。而以色列方面對於對待巴勒斯坦的態度也有鷹派與鴿派之分。特別是在這麼多年來已有許多猶太裔居民在巴勒斯坦地區定居，大幅度地遷移勢必會掀起風波。

通過這篇新聞相關資料的找尋我對於以巴現況有了更多一點的了解，但同時也發現自己還有更多的不了解，只能希望通過未來持續的觀察能對中東情勢有更多的認識。