美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周日向以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡表示了“完全和全面的支持”，在以色列关键选举前九天提振了这位领导人。
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.
此次支持是在内塔尼亚胡面临艰难连任、以色列孤立局势加深之际作出的，特别是在约旦河西岸暴力事件日益加剧的背景下。
The endorsement comes as the embattled prime minister faces a tough reelection and Israel’s isolation deepens, particularly amid mounting West Bank violence.
据报道，蒙面定居者周六 allegedly 攻击了欧洲外交官，就在一天前有消息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”。总理办公室谴责这是一场“旨在抹黑以色列的协调行动”。
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.”
两位专家在《华盛顿研究所》撰文称，选举的利害关系“几乎不可能更高”，警告美国对以色列态度的恶化可能导致“一场具有严重战略后果的不可逆转的现实”。
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.”
