双语新闻：埃及威胁中止与以色列的和平条约
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed a peace deal in 1979. The agreement, marked by a handshake, has resulted in more than 40 years of peace between Middle East neighbors Israel and Egypt.
埃及总统萨达特、以色列总理贝京和美国总统卡特于1979年签署了一项和平协议。这项以握手为标志的协议为中东邻国以色列和埃及带来了40多年的和平。
That peace agreement has held up through two Palestinian uprisings and several wars between Israel and Hamas. But the Egyptian government is threatening to suspend the agreement as Israel plans to send troops into Rafah, a city in Gaza on the border with Egypt.
该和平协议经历了两次巴勒斯坦起义以及以色列和哈马斯之间的几次战争。但是埃及政府威胁要中止这项协议，因为以色列计划派遣军队进入加沙地带与埃及接壤的拉法。
Israel-Egypt peace treaty
以色列-埃及和平条约
In 1977, Begin, Israel's new prime minister was opposed to giving back any land captured by Israel 10 years earlier in the 1967 war. Those lands included Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
1977年，以色列新任总理贝京反对归还以色列10年前在1967年战争中占领的任何土地。这些土地包括埃及的西奈半岛。
Egypt and Israel had fought four major wars, most recently in 1973. However, Egypt's Sadat broke with other Arab leaders and decided to talk with the Israelis. The talks resulted in the Camp David Accords in September 1978 and a peace treaty the following year.
埃及和以色列打了四次大战，最近一次是在1973年。然而，埃及的萨达特与其他阿拉伯领导人决裂，决定与以色列人谈判。会谈于1978年9月达成了《戴维营协议》，并于次年签署了和平条约。
Under the peace treaty, Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai, which Egypt would leave demilitarized. Israeli ships were granted passage through the Suez Canal, an important trade pathway. The countries established full diplomatic relations. It was Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab country since the country's establishment in 1948.
根据和平条约，以色列同意从西奈半岛撤军，埃及将使西奈半岛非军事化。以色列船只获准通过苏伊士运河，这是一条重要的贸易通道。两国建立了全面外交关系。这是以色列自1948年建国以来与阿拉伯国家达成的首个和平协议。
Paige Alexander is head of the Carter Center. She said, "The Camp David Accords were led by three brave men who took a bold stance because they knew the lasting effects for peace and security, both then and for the future. We need the same kind of leadership today, and that is currently lacking."
佩吉·亚历山大是卡特中心的负责人。她说:“《戴维营协议》是由三位勇敢的人领导的，他们采取了大胆的立场，因为他们知道这对当时和未来的和平与安全产生了持久的影响。我们今天需要同样的领导，而这正是目前所缺乏的。”
What is Egypt's position?
埃及对此持何立场?
On Sunday, two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat told The Associated Press that Egypt might suspend the peace treaty if Israeli troops enter Rafah.
周日，两名埃及官员和一名西方外交官告诉美联社，如果以色列军队进入拉法，埃及可能会暂停和平条约。
Last October, Hamas launched a surprise attack from the Palestinian territory of Gaza into southern Israel. The terrorist group killed more than 1,200 people and took more than 150 hostages including Americans.
去年10月，哈马斯从巴勒斯坦领土加沙向以色列南部发动了突然袭击。该恐怖组织杀害了1200多人，并劫持了包括美国人在内的150多名人质。
Israel answered with airstrikes and ground attacks in Gaza. The Palestinian-controlled health ministry reported in February that 28,000 people have been killed in more than four months of fighting. The number, which is not confirmed, includes both civilians and militants.
以色列以空袭和对加沙的地面攻击作为回应。巴勒斯坦控制的卫生部2月份报告说，在四个多月的战斗中，有2.8万人丧生。这一数字尚未得到证实，其中既有平民，也有武装分子。
Israel says Rafah is the last area under Hamas control. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said sending ground troops into Rafah is needed to defeat the group.
以色列说，拉法是哈马斯控制下的最后一个地区。以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，需要派遣地面部队进入拉法以击败该组织。
However, Egypt opposes any move that could send desperate Palestinians fleeing across the border into its territory. Rafah serves as the main entry point into Gaza for humanitarian aid. An Israeli attack could prevent deliveries of supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.
然而，埃及反对任何可能导致绝望的巴勒斯坦人越过边境逃往埃及境内的举动。拉法是人道主义援助进入加沙的主要入口。以色列的袭击可能会阻止向加沙地带的巴勒斯坦人运送物资。
Rafah's population has expanded from 280,000 people to an estimated 1.4 million as Palestinians flee fighting in other parts of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of those evacuees are now living in tents.
随着巴勒斯坦人逃离加沙其他地区的战斗，拉法的人口已经从28万人增加到大约140万人。成千上万的撤离者现在住在帐篷里。
Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to prepare a plan to evacuate all Palestinian civilians before the offensive starts. But it is unclear where they will go.
内塔尼亚胡命令以色列军方在进攻开始前准备撤离所有巴勒斯坦平民的计划。但目前还不清楚他们会去哪里。
Netanyahu said Sunday that Palestinians would be able to return to open spaces in northern Gaza. But those areas have been badly damaged by the Israeli offensive.
内塔尼亚胡星期天说，巴勒斯坦人将能够返回加沙北部的空地。但是这些地区受到以色列进攻的严重破坏。
What happens if the peace treaty ends?
如果和平条约结束了怎么办?
The treaty between Egypt and Israel limits the number of troops on both sides of the border. The countries, however, have agreed in the past to make changes to deal with security threats.
埃及和以色列之间的条约限制了边界两侧的军队数量。然而，这些国家过去曾同意做出改变以应对安全威胁。
In addition to Gaza, Israel has engaged in regular exchanges of weapons fire with the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Israeli forces are also deployed in the occupied West Bank.
除加沙外，以色列还与黎巴嫩的真主党激进组织经常进行武器交火。以色列军队也部署在被占领的西岸。
If Egypt were to end the agreement, Israel would have to deploy more troops to protect its southern border with Egypt.
如果埃及终止该协议，以色列将不得不部署更多军队来保护其与埃及的南部边界。
Such a move, however, would affect Egypt as well.
然而，这样的举动也会影响到埃及。
Since the peace agreement, Egypt has received billions of dollars in military assistance from the U.S. If the agreement is ended, it could threaten that aid while Egypt's economy is struggling.
自和平协议达成以来，埃及已经从美国获得了数十亿美元的军事援助。如果协议终止，在埃及经济陷入困境之际，援助可能会受到威胁。
The war between Hamas and Israel has already spread to the Red Sea where Yemen's Houthi rebels regularly attack commercial shipping.
哈马斯和以色列之间的战争已经蔓延到红海，也门胡塞叛军经常在红海袭击商船。
In Jordan, militants, supported by Iran, struck an American position with a drone last month killing three U.S. service members. The U.S. answered with several major strikes against militants in Iraq and Syria.
在约旦，武装分子在伊朗的支持下，上个月用一架无人机袭击了美国的一个据点，造成三名美国军人死亡。作为回应，美国对伊拉克和叙利亚的武装分子进行了几次大规模打击。
Alexander from the Carter Center said any step that could draw Egypt into the hostilities "would be catastrophic for the entire region."
卡特中心的亚历山大说，任何可能把埃及拖入敌对状态的步骤“对整个地区来说都是灾难性的”。
埃及总统萨达特、以色列总理贝京和美国总统卡特于1979年签署了一项和平协议。这项以握手为标志的协议为中东邻国以色列和埃及带来了40多年的和平。
That peace agreement has held up through two Palestinian uprisings and several wars between Israel and Hamas. But the Egyptian government is threatening to suspend the agreement as Israel plans to send troops into Rafah, a city in Gaza on the border with Egypt.
该和平协议经历了两次巴勒斯坦起义以及以色列和哈马斯之间的几次战争。但是埃及政府威胁要中止这项协议，因为以色列计划派遣军队进入加沙地带与埃及接壤的拉法。
Israel-Egypt peace treaty
以色列-埃及和平条约
In 1977, Begin, Israel's new prime minister was opposed to giving back any land captured by Israel 10 years earlier in the 1967 war. Those lands included Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
1977年，以色列新任总理贝京反对归还以色列10年前在1967年战争中占领的任何土地。这些土地包括埃及的西奈半岛。
Egypt and Israel had fought four major wars, most recently in 1973. However, Egypt's Sadat broke with other Arab leaders and decided to talk with the Israelis. The talks resulted in the Camp David Accords in September 1978 and a peace treaty the following year.
埃及和以色列打了四次大战，最近一次是在1973年。然而，埃及的萨达特与其他阿拉伯领导人决裂，决定与以色列人谈判。会谈于1978年9月达成了《戴维营协议》，并于次年签署了和平条约。
Under the peace treaty, Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai, which Egypt would leave demilitarized. Israeli ships were granted passage through the Suez Canal, an important trade pathway. The countries established full diplomatic relations. It was Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab country since the country's establishment in 1948.
根据和平条约，以色列同意从西奈半岛撤军，埃及将使西奈半岛非军事化。以色列船只获准通过苏伊士运河，这是一条重要的贸易通道。两国建立了全面外交关系。这是以色列自1948年建国以来与阿拉伯国家达成的首个和平协议。
Paige Alexander is head of the Carter Center. She said, "The Camp David Accords were led by three brave men who took a bold stance because they knew the lasting effects for peace and security, both then and for the future. We need the same kind of leadership today, and that is currently lacking."
佩吉·亚历山大是卡特中心的负责人。她说:“《戴维营协议》是由三位勇敢的人领导的，他们采取了大胆的立场，因为他们知道这对当时和未来的和平与安全产生了持久的影响。我们今天需要同样的领导，而这正是目前所缺乏的。”
What is Egypt's position?
埃及对此持何立场?
On Sunday, two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat told The Associated Press that Egypt might suspend the peace treaty if Israeli troops enter Rafah.
周日，两名埃及官员和一名西方外交官告诉美联社，如果以色列军队进入拉法，埃及可能会暂停和平条约。
Last October, Hamas launched a surprise attack from the Palestinian territory of Gaza into southern Israel. The terrorist group killed more than 1,200 people and took more than 150 hostages including Americans.
去年10月，哈马斯从巴勒斯坦领土加沙向以色列南部发动了突然袭击。该恐怖组织杀害了1200多人，并劫持了包括美国人在内的150多名人质。
Israel answered with airstrikes and ground attacks in Gaza. The Palestinian-controlled health ministry reported in February that 28,000 people have been killed in more than four months of fighting. The number, which is not confirmed, includes both civilians and militants.
以色列以空袭和对加沙的地面攻击作为回应。巴勒斯坦控制的卫生部2月份报告说，在四个多月的战斗中，有2.8万人丧生。这一数字尚未得到证实，其中既有平民，也有武装分子。
Israel says Rafah is the last area under Hamas control. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said sending ground troops into Rafah is needed to defeat the group.
以色列说，拉法是哈马斯控制下的最后一个地区。以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，需要派遣地面部队进入拉法以击败该组织。
However, Egypt opposes any move that could send desperate Palestinians fleeing across the border into its territory. Rafah serves as the main entry point into Gaza for humanitarian aid. An Israeli attack could prevent deliveries of supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.
然而，埃及反对任何可能导致绝望的巴勒斯坦人越过边境逃往埃及境内的举动。拉法是人道主义援助进入加沙的主要入口。以色列的袭击可能会阻止向加沙地带的巴勒斯坦人运送物资。
Rafah's population has expanded from 280,000 people to an estimated 1.4 million as Palestinians flee fighting in other parts of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of those evacuees are now living in tents.
随着巴勒斯坦人逃离加沙其他地区的战斗，拉法的人口已经从28万人增加到大约140万人。成千上万的撤离者现在住在帐篷里。
Netanyahu has ordered the Israeli military to prepare a plan to evacuate all Palestinian civilians before the offensive starts. But it is unclear where they will go.
内塔尼亚胡命令以色列军方在进攻开始前准备撤离所有巴勒斯坦平民的计划。但目前还不清楚他们会去哪里。
Netanyahu said Sunday that Palestinians would be able to return to open spaces in northern Gaza. But those areas have been badly damaged by the Israeli offensive.
内塔尼亚胡星期天说，巴勒斯坦人将能够返回加沙北部的空地。但是这些地区受到以色列进攻的严重破坏。
What happens if the peace treaty ends?
如果和平条约结束了怎么办?
The treaty between Egypt and Israel limits the number of troops on both sides of the border. The countries, however, have agreed in the past to make changes to deal with security threats.
埃及和以色列之间的条约限制了边界两侧的军队数量。然而，这些国家过去曾同意做出改变以应对安全威胁。
In addition to Gaza, Israel has engaged in regular exchanges of weapons fire with the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. Israeli forces are also deployed in the occupied West Bank.
除加沙外，以色列还与黎巴嫩的真主党激进组织经常进行武器交火。以色列军队也部署在被占领的西岸。
If Egypt were to end the agreement, Israel would have to deploy more troops to protect its southern border with Egypt.
如果埃及终止该协议，以色列将不得不部署更多军队来保护其与埃及的南部边界。
Such a move, however, would affect Egypt as well.
然而，这样的举动也会影响到埃及。
Since the peace agreement, Egypt has received billions of dollars in military assistance from the U.S. If the agreement is ended, it could threaten that aid while Egypt's economy is struggling.
自和平协议达成以来，埃及已经从美国获得了数十亿美元的军事援助。如果协议终止，在埃及经济陷入困境之际，援助可能会受到威胁。
The war between Hamas and Israel has already spread to the Red Sea where Yemen's Houthi rebels regularly attack commercial shipping.
哈马斯和以色列之间的战争已经蔓延到红海，也门胡塞叛军经常在红海袭击商船。
In Jordan, militants, supported by Iran, struck an American position with a drone last month killing three U.S. service members. The U.S. answered with several major strikes against militants in Iraq and Syria.
在约旦，武装分子在伊朗的支持下，上个月用一架无人机袭击了美国的一个据点，造成三名美国军人死亡。作为回应，美国对伊拉克和叙利亚的武装分子进行了几次大规模打击。
Alexander from the Carter Center said any step that could draw Egypt into the hostilities "would be catastrophic for the entire region."
卡特中心的亚历山大说，任何可能把埃及拖入敌对状态的步骤“对整个地区来说都是灾难性的”。
