10-08-07

伊拉克总统支持美参院伊拉克地方分权决议 (Iraqi President Backs US Senate Proposal to Decentralize Iraq)

伊拉克总统塔拉巴尼说，他支持美国参议院关于把伊拉克中央政府权力下放、让国家分为什叶派、逊尼派和库尔德3个自治区的决议。参议院上个月通过的这项不具约束力的决议受到布什政府和伊拉克总理马利基的反对。

但是塔拉巴尼星期天在接受采访时说，参议院的提议值得考虑，它并不破坏伊拉克的统一。这项决议敦促在巴格达建立一个联邦政府，保护伊拉克边境并让各地区分享石油收入。

另一方面，美国军方说，联军部队星期一在巴格达东部的一次突击行动中打死5名激进分子，拘捕了3人。

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says he supports a U.S. Senate resolution that calls for the decentralization of Iraq into autonomous regions for Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds. The non-binding Senate resolution adopted last month is opposed by the Bush administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

But, Mr. Talabani said in an interview Sunday that the Senate proposal deserves consideration and does not undermine Iraq's unity. The resolution urges the creation of a federal government in Baghdad that would protect Iraq's borders and share oil revenues among the regions.

In another development, the U.S. military says coalition forces killed five militants and detained three others Monday during a raid in eastern Baghdad. 

以色列提出耶路撒冷问题交换方案 (Israeli Official Suggests Deal on Jerusalem)

以色列政府的一位高级官员提出一项交换方案，以色列把耶路撒冷部份阿拉伯社区的控制权交给巴勒斯坦人，作为交换，耶路撒冷城内被以色列兼并的犹太社区获得国际社会的承认。

以色列副总理哈以姆.拉蒙星期一在接受以色列广播电台采访时发表了上述言论。拉蒙没有透露拆分耶路撒冷的详细计划，但是他说，现在谈论以色列放弃对耶路撒冷老城控制的时机还不成熟。老城内有犹太教、穆斯林以及基督教三大宗教的圣地。

耶路撒冷地位问题是以巴冲突中最敏感的议题之一。下个月美国主办的中东和平会议上有可能会讨论这个问题。

A top official in the Israeli government has suggested a deal in which Israel turns over control of some Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem to the Palestinians, in exchange for international recognition of Israel's annexation of Jewish neighborhoods.

Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon made the comments in an interview on Israel Radio Monday. He did not give details of how Jerusalem would be divided, but did say it is premature to talk about giving up Israeli control over the Old City, which contains sites holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians.

The status of Jerusalem is one of the most sensitive issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is likely to be discussed at a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference planned for next month.