以色列總理不顧白宮反對將在美國會演講

Benjamin Netanyahu says he will warn against a possible nuclear deal with Iran “that could threaten the survival of Israel” when he addresses the US Congress today.

本雅明•內塔尼亞胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)表示，他將在今日對美國國會發表演講時就與伊朗可能達成的一項核協議發出警告，稱其“可能危及以色列的生存”。

Ahead of the much anticipated and controversial speech, the Israeli prime minister denied that his decision to take his message on Iran directly to the Republican-controlled legislature despite White House objections was a sign of disrespect for Barack Obama.

儘管白宮反對，但以色列總理決定直接向由共和黨控制的美國立法機構介紹自己對伊朗問題的看法。在發表此次既受期待又有爭議的演講之前，他否認這一決定表明他對巴拉克•奧巴馬(Barack Obama)不敬。

The US president, who is leading delicate negotiations on a diplomatic deal to contain Iran’s nuclear programme, told Reuters that Mr Netanyahu’s warnings on the 2013 interim deal with Iran had not come true but said the dispute over the speech would not be “permanently destructive” to US-Israel relations.

美國總統奧巴馬正領導微妙的談判，爭取就限制伊朗核計劃達成一項外交協議。他告訴路透社(Reuters)，內塔尼亞胡就2013年與伊朗達成的臨時協議發出的警告並沒有成爲現實，但他表示，有關此次演講的爭議不會“永久破壞”美國與以色列的關係。

Mr Obama said a diplomatic agreement was the best way to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme, adding that any deal needed to last at least 10 years, but cautioned that the odds were still against reaching a final agreement.

奧巴馬錶示，外交協議是處理伊朗核計劃的最佳方式，他補充稱，任何協議都需要持續至少10年，但他告誡稱，目前來看，達成最終協議的前景仍不容樂觀。

“If they do agree to it, it would be far more effective in controlling their nuclear programme than any military action we could take, any military action Israel could take and far more effective than sanctions will be,” he said.

他表示：“如果他們果真同意該協議，那將比我們可能採取、以色列可能採取的任何軍事行動有效得多，也將比制裁有效得多。”

Mr Netanyahu told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington yesterday that he would speak up in front of Congress on the threat of a potential deal with Iran. He was greeted by a standing ovation and applauded warmly several times.

內塔尼亞胡昨日在華盛頓告訴美國以色列公共事務委員會(American Israel Public Affairs Committee)，他將在美國國會就與伊朗可能達成的一項協議的威脅坦率直言。他的講話得到臺下聽衆起立喝彩，並多次博得熱烈掌聲。