美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周日给予以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡“完全和全面的背书”，为这位领导人在以色列关键选举前九天提供了助力。
US President Donald Trump gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu his “complete and total endorsement” Sunday, boosting the leader nine days before Israel’s pivotal election.
背书之际，这位备受困扰的总理面临艰难的连任竞选，而以色列的孤立加剧，尤其是在约旦河西岸暴力事件不断升级的背景下。
The endorsement comes as the embattled prime minister faces a tough reelection and Israel’s isolation deepens, particularly amid mounting West Bank violence.
周六，蒙面定居者据称袭击了欧洲外交官，此前一天有报道称定居者殴打了一名《华盛顿邮报》摄影师，引发欧洲谴责，并促使美国最高外交官敦促以色列“严厉打击”。总理办公室谴责了一场“抹黑以色列的协调运动”。
Masked settlers allegedly attacked European diplomats Saturday, a day after reports that settlers beat a Washington Post photographer, drawing European condemnation and prompting the US’ top diplomat to urge Israel to “crack down.”The prime minister’s office decried a “coordinated campaign to smear Israel.”
两位专家为《华盛顿近东政策研究所》撰文称，选举的赌注“再高不过了”，警告称，美国对以色列态度的恶化可能导致“具有严重战略后果的不可逆转现实”。
The election stakes “could hardly be higher,” two experts wrote for The Washington Institute, warning that souring US attitudes toward Israel risk an “irreversible reality with grave strategic consequences.”
