巴勒斯坦人与以色列军警发生冲突

Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces yesterday as US president Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel triggered protests and calls by militant groups for an intifada, or uprising.

巴勒斯坦人昨日与以色列军警发生冲突。美国总统唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)承认耶路撒冷为以色列首都的决定引发了抗议，一些激进组织呼吁发动起义。

Protesters in West Bank cities including Ramallah set tyres on fire and threw stones at Israeli troops while in Bethlehem troops fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse demonstrators.

拉马拉(Ramallah)等约旦河西岸(West Bank)城市的抗议者焚烧轮胎，并向以色列军人投掷石头，而在伯利恒(Bethlehem)，以军部队用水炮和催泪弹来驱散示威者。

The UN Security Council is expected to meet today after eight countries, including permanent council members France and the UK, asked António Guterres, the secretary-general, for a briefing on Mr Trump’s decision.

预计联合国安理会(UN Security Council)将于周五开会。此前包括常任理事国法国和英国在内的8个国家要求联合国秘书长安东尼奥•古特雷斯(António Guterres)对特朗普的决定作一个情况通报。

The EU’s top diplomat warned the Israel-Palestinian conflict could descend into “even darker times”. Speaking in Brussels, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, said the US announcement “has a very worrying potential impact” for peace in the region.

欧盟最高外交官警告称，以巴冲突可能陷入“更黑暗的时代”。欧盟外交事务负责人费代里卡•莫盖里尼(Federica Mogherini)在布鲁塞尔发表讲话时表示，美国的宣布给该地区的和平“具有非常令人担忧的潜在影响”。

Palestinian militant group Hamas called for a new uprising against Israel.

巴勒斯坦激进组织哈马斯(Hamas)呼吁对以色列发动一场新起义。

That call was backed by Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbollah, the Lebanese militant movement allied to Iran. Mr Nasrallah said “the Arab and Islamic world should provide all of its moral, political, financial and arms support to the Palestinian people in their new intifada”.

这一呼吁得到了伊朗的盟友、黎巴嫩武装组织真主党(Hizbollah)领袖哈桑•纳斯鲁拉(Hassan Nasrallah)的支持。纳斯鲁拉称“阿拉伯和伊斯兰世界应该为发动新起义的巴勒斯坦人民提供一切道义、政治、财力和武器支持”。