以色列真要攻打伊朗？

Israel’s leader is gearing up for a visit to Washington amid growing tensions with Iran.

以色列領導人目前正在準備到華盛頓訪問，而這會兒正是以色列和伊朗之間的緊張局勢似乎日益加劇之際。

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran’s nuclear program will top the agenda when he meets U.S. President Barack Obama March 5 at the White House.

以色列總理內塔尼亞胡表示，他下個星期、具體說是三月五號到白宮訪問、並同美國總統奧巴馬舉行會晤期間，有關伊朗的核項目問題將是會談的首要話題。

Speaking at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu referred to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday that showed that Iran has sharply increased uranium enrichment.

內塔尼亞胡在耶路撒冷的以色列政府每週例行內閣會議上發表講話時，引用國際原子能機構星期五出臺的一份報告說，該報告的內容充分顯示了伊朗目前正在緊鑼密鼓地進行發展鈾濃縮。

He said the report is “unequivocal proof” of what Israel has been saying all along: that Iran is moving “quickly and unchecked" toward nuclear weapons, in defiance of the international community.

內塔尼亞胡說，國際原子能機構的這份報告爲以色列在這個問題上一貫的說法提供了“無庸置疑”的證據，那就是，伊朗正“快速、無人查證”地向發展核武器的方向邁進，置國際社會的輿論於不顧。

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but Israel and the West believe Iran is building nuclear weapons. Israel sees that as a threat to its existence and has threatened to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, if Western diplomacy fails.

伊朗方面表示，其核項目研發是處於和平目的，但是以色列和西方國家都認爲伊朗正處在覈武器研發和製造階段。以色列方面將伊朗的舉動看作是對自身存在的一個威脅，以色列威脅說，假如西方國家所主張的外交不成功的話，以色列要針對伊朗的核設施先發動武力襲擊，以防萬一。The United States opposes military action, and it has sent senior officials to Israel during the past month to urge it to give sanctions on Iran more time. But Israeli leaders are not convinced.

美國方面反對以色列方面採取軍事行動，並已經在過去這一個月內派遣了不只一名高級外交官員到以色列，敦促以方給外交制裁這一處理方式更多的時間。不過，以色列領導人似乎並沒有被完全說服。

Cabinet Minister Yuval Steinitz welcomed the tightening sanctions and said they are starting to bite, but he expressed doubt they will be enough to stop Iran’s quest for the atom bomb.

以色列的一位部長級官員斯坦尼茨對國際社會加大了對伊朗的制裁幅度這一點，表示歡迎，而且說各種制裁措施已經開始奏效了，但是，他並不認爲這些制裁措施能夠迫使伊朗放棄研發核彈。

President Obama is expected to urge Prime Minister Netanyahu not to attack Iran. But Israel is not making any promises. Officials here say they are grateful for American military aid and political support, but they say that when it comes to Israel’s security and survival, its decisions are its own.

美國總統奧巴馬預計將在和以色列總理內塔尼亞胡會面的時候，敦促以方不要武力攻打伊朗。不過，以色列方面到目前爲止，並沒有給美方任何承諾。以色列官員表示，非常感謝美方這些年來爲以色列提供的軍事援助以及政治上的支持，但是以方表示，說到以色列的安危和存亡，最後的決定，還是要由以色列人自己來做。