以色列总理不顾白宫反对将在美国会演讲

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•内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)表示，他将在今日对美国国会发表演讲时就与伊朗可能达成的一项核协议发出警告，称其“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.

尽管白宫反对，但以色列总理决定直接向由共和党控制的美国立法机构介绍自己对伊朗问题的看法。在发表此次既受期待又有争议的演讲之前，他否认这一决定表明他对巴拉克•奥巴马(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.

美国总统奥巴马正领导微妙的谈判，争取就限制伊朗核计划达成一项外交协议。他告诉路透社(Reuters)，内塔尼亚胡就2013年与伊朗达成的临时协议发出的警告并没有成为现实，但他表示，有关此次演讲的争议不会“永久破坏”美国与以色列的关系。

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.

奥巴马表示，外交协议是处理伊朗核计划的最佳方式，他补充称，任何协议都需要持续至少10年，但他告诫称，目前来看，达成最终协议的前景仍不容乐观。

“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：“如果他们果真同意该协议，那将比我们可能采取、以色列可能采取的任何军事行动有效得多，也将比制裁有效得多。”

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.

内塔尼亚胡昨日在华盛顿告诉美国以色列公共事务委员会(American Israel Public Affairs Committee)，他将在美国国会就与伊朗可能达成的一项协议的威胁坦率直言。他的讲话得到台下听众起立喝彩，并多次博得热烈掌声。