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Yes,Netanyahu’sapologyto

Turkeyisaverybigdeal

Postedby MaxFisher onMarch22,2013at 2:

36pm

PresidentObamaandIsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahutalkoutsidetheYadVashemHolocaustMemorialmuseuminJerusalem.（UrielSinai—GettyImages）

EversinceMay2010,whenIsraelitroops[iz'reili]以色列国防军raided[reɪd]vt.袭击，突袭aGaza-boundaid驶往加沙的救援flotilla[fləu'tilə]n.小型船队；小舰队andkilledeightTurkish['tə:

kiʃ]adj.土耳其人的civiliansaboard,relationsbetweenIsraelandTurkey['tə:

ki]n.土耳其（横跨欧亚两洲的国家）havebeenbad.Thattension['tenʃən紧张],betweentwopowerfulMiddleEaststatesandalliesoftheUnitedStates,hasbeenaproblemthatPresidentObamahasbeentryingtosolveforovertwoyearsnow.

Friday,onthelastdayofObama’striptoIsrael, Netanyahun.内塔尼亚胡（以色列政府总理）finallycalledTurkishPrimeMinisterRecepTayyipErdogan土耳其总理埃我多安toapologize,asObamahasurgedsince2010.Thethree-waycallendedwithabitofgoodwillandsomepolicychanges:

Israelipaymenttothefamiliesofthevictims,aneasingoftheIsraeliembargo[em'bɑ:

ɡəu]禁令；禁止；封港令onGaza（whichtheflotillahadsoughttobreak）,the“cancellation”['kænsə'leiʃən]n.取消；删除ofTurkey’s“legalsteps”againsttheIsraelimilitaryand,mostimportantly,therestoration[,restə'reiʃən]n.恢复；复位；王政复辟；归还offulldiplomaticrelations.It’sabigdeal.

Thegreatestsignificance,though,maybesymbolic,asaprecursor[pri:

'kə:

sə]n.先驱，前导to–fingerscrossed–arenewedpeaceprocessbetweenIsraelandthePalestinian[,pælis'tiniən]巴勒斯坦的；巴勒斯坦人的territoriesn.领土，领域；范围；地域.AnoptimistictakeonthisincidentmightnotethatNetanyahuhasbeenresistingU.S.pressuretomakeupforyears,sothefactthathe’snowseenthisthroughperhapssignalsagreaterwillingnessonhisparttolistentootherU.S.advice,forexampleontheIsrael-Palestinepeaceprocess.SusanRice,theU.S.ambassadortotheUnitedNations,mayhavehintedasmuchwhenshe tweeted[twi:

t]推特 thatthephonecall“isapositivestepthatwehopeleadstolastingcooperationonmanyimportantissues.”

Ifnothingelse,maybethisepisode['epɪsəʊd]插曲couldserveasasortofpracticerunandtrust-buildingexercise.ObamaprovestotheworldthatheisuniquelypositionedtodelivertheIsraelis,andheprovestotheIsraelisthathecandelivertheotherside.Netanyahu,ideally,comesoutofthedeallookingstrongerbothwithinIsraelipoliticsandinternationally[,intə'næʃənəli]国际性地–butsodoesObama.

∙Ofcourse,thereisreasontoworryabouthowdifficultitcouldbetotranslateFriday’sdiplomaticsuccessinovercomingtheIsrael-Turkeytensionintomomentum[mo'mɛntəm]动力fortheIsrael-Palestinepeaceprocess,andnotjustbecausethelatterismuchdeeperandmoredaunting['dɔntɪŋ]adj.使人畏缩的；使人气馁的；令人怯步的.AsMichaelKoplow,ananalystofIsraeliandTurkishpolitics, pointedout,theIsraelipro-settlersrightdoesnothavemuchreasontostandinthewayofdetentedetente[[de'tɑnt]n.（国际关系中紧张局面的）缓和withTurkey.Buttheirincreasinglypowerfulpoliticalcoalition[,koə'lɪʃən]n.联合；结合，合并isadamantlyadv.坚硬无比地；坚强地；固执地；不动摇地opposedtoanytwo-statepeacedeal,nottomentionanythingthatcurbs抑制,控制,settlementgrowth,whichiscurrentlyaPalestinianpre-conditiontotalks.

AllofwhichistosaythatjustbeginningpeacetalksbetweentheIsraelisandPalestinians,muchlessbringingthemtoafruitfulconclusion,isstilljustasterrifyinglydifficultasitwasaweekago.Friday’sphonecalldidn’tmaketheunderlying[,ʌndɚ'laɪɪŋ]在的；根本的issues,particularlysettlements,anyeasiertosolve.ButitisagoodsignfortheAmericanandIsraelidiplomacy[dɪ'ploməsi]外交necessarytogetanywhere.Andthat’ssomething.

JohnKerry'onsamepage'asKarzaioverpeacetalkswithTaliban

SecretaryofstatemakessurprisevisittoKabulinefforttosmoothUStieswithAfghanistan[æf'gænə,stæn]n.阿富汗afterdeparture[dɪ'pɑrtʃɚ]n.离开；出发；违背ofNato['neitəu]（北大西洋公约组织（NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization）国家名称，位于亚洲）troops北约士兵

EmmaGraham-Harrison inKabul,TheGuardian, Monday25March201319.42GMT

Karzaiappearedtobackawayfromanti-AmericancommentsinhismeetingwithJohnKerry.Photograph:

JasonReed/AP

USsecretaryofstate JohnKerry madeasurprisevisittoKabul['kɑ:

bəl;kə'bu:

l]喀布尔（阿富汗的首都）hoursaftertheUSmilitaryhandedoveradisputedadj.有争议的prisontoAfghan['æfgən]n.阿富汗语；阿富汗人control,revivinghopesthattheoftenfractious['frækʃəs]adj.易怒的；倔强的，难以对待的allies[ə'laɪz]n.（第二次世界大战时的）同盟国；（第一次世界大战时的）协约国maybeabletosmoothtiesaheadofacrucial['krʊʃəl]adj.重要的electionandthedeparture[dɪ'pɑrtʃɚ]n.离开ofNatotroops.

Kerry,whohasalong–and,byUSstandards–unusuallypositiverelationshipwithKarzai,阿富汗总统卡尔扎伊saidhewas"onthesamepage"astheAfghanleaderwhenitcametopeacetalkswiththeTaliban,塔利班组织andaddedthathewasimpressedbyAfghaneffortstoensurea"safe,secure"presidentialvotenextspring.

Karzaicannotstandforelection担任侯选人again,sothecountrywillgetanewleaderaftermorethanadecadeundertheruleofamanwhowentfromdarlingoftheUSestablishmentinthedaysfollowingtheoverthrown.推翻；倾覆；oftheTalibantoareluctant[rɪ'lʌktənt]勉强的；顽抗的partnerandnowsometimeantagonist.[æn'tæɡənɪst]对抗者,敌手

Kerry's克里smoothvisitcamejustafewdaysafteratumultuous[tu'mʌltʃuəs]纷乱的，骚乱的tripbynewdefencesecretaryChuckHagel.查克·哈格尔TheplannedhandoverofBagram巴格拉姆（地名）prisonduringthatvisitwascancelledafterKarzaisaidhewouldreleasesomeprisoners,andthenajoint[dʒɔɪnt]联合的，合办的pressconference记者招待会，新闻发布会wascalledoffaftertheAfghanleadersuggestedtheTalibanwerecolludingwith勾结theUS.

ButinMonday'scheerful,hour-longjointmeeting联席会议withthemedia,Karzaiappearedtobackawayfrom躲开；避开thosecomments,andaddedthat"todaywasaverygoodday".

Hoursearlier,thetopUSandNatocommanderin Afghanistan,GeneralJosephDunford,约瑟夫·邓福德（新任驻阿美军司令）handedovertheBagramjailaftersigninganagreementwithAfghandefenceministerBismillahKhan.比斯敏拉·汗

Thedealwasbelievedtocontaindetailsonthefuturedetentionofhigh-profile[hai'prəufai]备受瞩目的Talibanprisoners,althoughunlikeanearlieragreementitwillnotbemadepublic.Dunfordsaidthetransferwasamilestone['maɪlston]里程碑，划时代的事件inAfghaneffortstotakecontroloftheirownsecurity,aftermorethanadecadeinwhichforeigntroopshaveledthefightagainsttheTaliban.

TheUSmilitaryaloneexpectstospendabout$6bnbringingequipmentandvehicles['viɪkl]车辆homeaheadofa2014deadlineforNatocombattroops作战部队toleave.SomeUSsoldiersareexpectedtostayontofightgroupslikeal-Qaida.基地组织andtraintheAfghanarmy,butWashingtonhassaidtheywillnolongertakeon对付；同（对手）较量theTaliban,leavingthattoAfghanforces.

"Thisceremonyhighlights凸显；使突出anincreasinglyconfident,capableandsovereignAfghanistan,"Dunfordtoldassembledofficials,soldiersandjournalistsatthejail,althoughtheUSmilitaryhaspromisedtoprovideadvisors顾问，指导教授andnearly$40mtosupportthecomplexthatitbuilt.

Karzaihaddemandedcontrolofthejailformanyyears,sayingtheUSdetentionofthousandsofAfghancitizensintheirowncountrywasaseriousviolation[,vaɪə'leʃən]of妨碍，侵犯nationalsovereignty.

ButtheUSwasconcernedaboutapatternofinsurgents[ɪn'sɝdʒənt]叛乱分子（insurgent的复数）releasedfromjailrejoiningthefightagainstAfghanandNatoforces.ZakirQayyumaformerGuantánamo[ɡwɑ:

n'tɑ:

nəməu]关塔纳摩监狱detainee['dite'ni]未判决囚犯；被扣押者releasedintoAfghancustody['kʌstədi]拘留in2007wasonesuchcase,theAssociatedPress美联社reported.HewasfreedfourmonthslaterandrejoinedtheTaliban.

Theymayhavesetasidethoseconcernstohelpsmoothnegotiationsonabilateral[,baɪ'lætərəl]双边的；securityagreementthatwouldallowUSforcestostayoninAfghanistanpast2014.BootsonAfghansoilwouldhelpWashingtonkeepaneyeonal-Qaidalinkedmilitants.激进份子,andmonitor['mɑnətɚ]监控Iranian[i'reinjən]伊朗人andPakistani[,pæki'stæni]巴基斯坦人effortstoinfluencetheirweakerandpoorerneighbour.

Negotiationswerereportedtohaveallbutstalled[stɔ:

ld]停滞，停止beforetheprisonhandover."It'sallpartofthebilateralsecurityagreement;it'saboutashiftthat'sgoingoninhowtheUSislookingatwhat'simportant,"oneUSofficialknowledgeableaboutdetentionissuestoldtheNewYorkTimes."Wehavetolookatthelargerpicture:

what'stheUSstrategicinterest战略利益here?

"

AdditionalreportingbyMokhtarAmiri

http:

//www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/25/kerry-karzai-afghanistan-prison-handover

ObamapushesimmigrationreformdeadlineasCongresssignalsprogress

HopeshighthatdealcanbereachedafterEasterholidayasbipartisan[,baɪ'pɑrtɪzn]两党连立的；代表两党的groupsnearcompromise['kɑmprəmaɪz]

vt.妥协，和解inSenateandHouse

EwenMacAskill inWashingtonguardian.co.uk, Monday25March201318.24GMT

ObamagreetsnewlysworninUnitedStatescitizensduringanaturalisationceremonyattheWhiteHouse.Photograph:

MarkWilson/GettyImages

BarackObama putpressureonCongressonMondaytointroduceanimmigrationreformbillbyApril,sayingthe"timehascometofixonceandforall一劳永逸地，彻底地"thebrokensystem.

SpeakingattheWhiteHouseatanaturalisation[,nætʃərəlɪ'zeʃən]归化；移入ceremony归化仪式for28people,Obamaindicated['ɪndə,ket].表明thathewantedtosticktothetimetableheoutlinedinhisinaugural[ɪ'nɔɡjərəl]address就职演说inJanuary.

MembersofCongressdirectlyinvolvedindiscussionshadbeenreportingbetter-than-expectedprogressoverthelastfewweeksbutbytheendoflastweekadmittedtheyhadbeenunabletoresolve[rɪ'zɑlv]vi.解决outstandingdifferencesbeforebreaking