Israel reacted angrily to a threat by the United States to impose sanctions on the Jewish state. In an American TV interview, Middle East envoy George Mitchell said the United States could withhold loan guarantees if Israel fails to advance the peace process.
以色列对美国要向他们施加制裁的威胁作出了愤怒的反应。中东特使米切尔在接受电视采访时说,如果以色列不推动和平进程,美国可能暂不履行贷款保证。
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded that the Palestinians have refused to resume peace talks despite Israeli concessions. The Palestinians have demanded a complete freeze on settlement expansion before returning to negotiations and reject Israel's offer of a partial freeze.
内塔尼亚胡总理回应说,尽管以色列人作出让步,但是巴勒斯坦人已拒绝重续和平谈判。巴勒斯坦人已经要求在完全冻结犹太人定居点的扩建行动之后,再返回谈判中来,他们拒不接受以色列提出的部分冻结犹太人定居点扩建的建议。
At the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Mr. Netanyahu also accused the western-backed Palestinian Authority of incitement内塔尼亚胡在耶路撒冷举行的每周内阁会议上也指责西方国家支持的巴勒斯坦权力机构进行了煽动