US wants Israel military dominant in Mideast: Biden
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:16:00 GMT
US Vice President Joe BidenIn a landmark visit to Tel Aviv, US Vice President Joe Biden will remind Israeli officials that the hefty military aid they receive from Washington should ease their worries about Iran's nuclear work.
在一個往特拉維夫的里程碑訪問，美國副總統拜登將會提醒以色列官員，他們收到來自華盛頓的巨額軍事援助，應該減輕他們的擔心有關伊朗的核工程。
Biden, who is slated to arrive on Monday, is expected to warn his hosts against an attack on Iranian nuclear sites, particularly now that world powers are trying to pursue fresh sanctions against Tehran.
拜登預定在週一抵達，預計警告他的主機對攻擊伊朗的核設施，尤其是現在，世界大國試圖尋求對伊朗新的制裁。
In a Monday interview with a leading Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Biden assured Tel Aviv it will always have the backing of the US government in the event of a military confrontation with Iran.
在週一接受一家領先以色列報紙新消息報採訪時，在與伊朗的軍事對抗事件上，拜登安撫特拉維夫，它將經常有美國政府支持。
“I can promise the Israeli people that we will confront, as allies, any security challenge it will face. A nuclear-armed Iran would constitute a threat not only to Israel — it would also constitute a threat to the United States."
我可向以色列人民保證，作為盟友，我們肯定會對抗它所面臨的任何安全挑戰，擁有核武器的伊朗將不僅對以色列構成威脅， 它亦對美國構成威脅。“
Pointing to the huge US military aid granted to Tel Aviv each year, Biden said Washington has always sought to ensure that Israel remains the top military power in the Middle East.
指著每年批給特拉維夫的巨額美國軍事援助，拜登說華盛頓一直在尋求確保，以色列在中東地區仍然是頂級軍事實力。
This, according to Biden, should somehow put Tel Aviv's mind at ease with regards to Iran's nuclear program and eliminate the need for a military attack against the country.
根據拜登，這從某種角度會安特拉維夫的心，關於伊朗的核計劃和消除一個軍事攻擊該國的需要。
“The Obama administration gives Israel annual military aid worth USD 3 billion,” said Biden. “We revived defense consultations between the two countries, doubled our efforts to ensure Israel preserves its qualitative military edge in the region, expanded our joint exercises and cooperation on missile-defense systems."
“奧巴馬政府每年給以色列軍事援助價值 30億美元，”拜登說。 “我們兩國間重開防務磋商，加倍我們的努力以確保以色列，保留它在該地區的軍事優勢質量，在導彈防禦系統方面擴大我們的聯合演習和合作。”
Biden hoped that Washington-led efforts to apply pressure on Iran, along with unilateral sanctions imposed by the US Treasury will be enough to subvert Iran's nuclear plans.
Israel, which is reported to have the region's sole atomic arsenal, has a long-standing tendency to take out suspected nuclear sites.
In 1981, Tel Aviv bombed Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor and launched a similar attack on what it suspected to be an undercover nuclear program in Syria — a claim Damascus strongly rejects.
This has led observers to believe that the Israeli regime will act along the same vein with Iran's nuclear program.
Iran, unlike Israel, is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and has opened its enrichment facilities to UN inspection.
Following numerous unannounced visit by UN inspector to Iranian nuclear sites, the International Atomic Energy Agency continues to confirm non-diversion nuclear materials in Iran.
Regardless, however, the United States and Israel allege that Iran is pursuing a military nuclear program — a claim Iran views as "unfounded and baseless."
Tehran says its nuclear program is solely aimed at the civilian application of the technology.
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簡訊：和平新努力 拜登訪問以色列
更新時間 2010年 3月 8日, 格林尼治標準時間22:50
美國副總統拜登在以色列進行新努力，試圖重新啟動中東和平進程。
但在拜登抵達以色列前數小時，以色列政府授權在西岸被佔領土建造一百多新居。
美國表示，雖然以色列上述作法並沒有違法以色列對定居的有限凍結，但美國敦促以色列謹慎行事，避免使和平進程複雜化。
美國中東事務特使米歇爾說，已經開始討論巴以同意的間接會談的結構和範圍。
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/world/2010/03/100308_brief_middleeast.shtml
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