耶路撒冷，10月25日——美国亿万富翁投资者比尔·阿克曼周日表示，伊塔马尔·本-格维尔和贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里奇不应在以色列下届政府中任职，称这两位极右翼政治人物给以色列的声誉造成了巨大损害。
JERUSALEM, Oct 25 - Billionaire American investor Bill Ackman on Sunday said that Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich should not serve in Israel's next government, saying the two far-right politicians had caused enormous damage to the country's reputation.
这位身为犹太人的知名对冲基金经理的公开表态就发生在以色列大选前两天，民调显示总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的执政联盟与反对党之间的选情胶着。
The public intervention by the prominent hedge fund manager, who is Jewish, comes just two days before Israel's general election, in which polls show a tight race between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition and the opposition.
阿克曼在X平台上写道，从一位了解以色列在美国形象的人的角度来看，“本-格维尔和斯莫特里奇的言论和行动给以色列造成了巨大的声誉损害。”两位部长均面临制裁潘兴广场资本管理公司创始人上周称赞了内塔尼亚胡，他表示，一个没有这两位部长的政府将传递出以色列正在“翻开新的一页”的信号。“这将使以色列重建失去的信誉，增加扩大《亚伯拉罕协议》的机会，并与民主党人、共和党人以及广大美国民众建立更好的关系，”他说。
Ackman wrote on X that from the perspective of someone who had an understanding of how Israel was perceived in the United States, "Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have caused Israel enormous reputational damage with their statements and actions." BOTH MINISTERS HAVE FACED SANCTIONS The founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, who praised Netanyahu last week, said a government without the two ministers would send a message that Israel was "turning a new page." "This will allow Israel to rebuild lost credibility, increase the opportunity for an expansion of the Abraham Accords, and enjoy a better relationship with Democrats and Republicans and Americans at large," he said.
《亚伯拉罕协议》是2020年由唐纳德·特朗普总统首届政府斡旋达成的协议，该协议使以色列与阿拉伯联合酋长国和巴林建立了关系。以色列后来与摩洛哥恢复了正式关系。本-格维尔和斯莫特里奇的代表没有立即回应置评请求。
The Abraham Accords are the 2020 agreement, mediated by President Donald Trump's first administration, that saw Israel establish relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. It later reestablished official ties with Morocco. Representatives for Ben-Gvir and Smotrich did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
作为内塔尼亚胡宗教民族主义联盟的部长，本-格维尔和斯莫特里奇监管的政策被广泛认为歧视以色列的阿拉伯少数民族和生活在被占领的约旦河西岸的巴勒斯坦人。
As ministers in Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition, Ben-Gvir and Smotrich have overseen policies widely perceived as discriminatory against Israel's minority Arab population and Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
包括英国、加拿大和澳大利亚在内的多个国家已对这两位部长实施制裁，因为两人被指控煽动针对约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人的暴力行为。
Several countries, including Britain, Canada and Australia, have imposed sanctions on the two ministers over accusations that they have incited violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.
本-格维尔领导的犹太力量党预计将在周二的选举中赢得约10个议会席位，较目前的6个有所增加；斯莫特里奇领导的宗教锡安主义党预计将赢得8个席位，较目前的7个有所增加。
Ben-Gvir's Jewish Power party is projected to win around 10 parliamentary seats at Tuesday's election, up from 6, while Smotrich's Religious Zionism is projected to win 8, up from 7.
阿克曼上周访问以色列期间，他与妻子内里·奥克斯曼共同持有特拉维夫证券交易所5%的股份，他在2024年支持唐纳德·特朗普竞选总统。特朗普上周公开背书内塔尼亚胡竞选总理。
Ackman, who was visiting Israel last week, and who along with his wife Neri Oxman owns 5% of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, supported Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2024. Trump last week publicly endorsed Netanyahu for prime minister.
以色列智库Mitvim主席尼姆罗德·戈伦表示，阿克曼的言论似乎反映了特朗普圈子希望内塔尼亚胡在选举后抛弃其极右翼盟友，与反对党组建“团结政府”的愿望。
Nimrod Goren, the president of Israeli think tank Mitvim, said Ackman's statement appeared to reflect a desire among Trump's circles for Netanyahu to drop his far-right allies after the vote to form a 'unity government' with opposition parties.
然而，内塔尼亚胡的主要挑战者加迪·艾森科特及其他反对党领袖已排除与以色列任职时间最长的总理组建政府的可能性。
However, Gadi Eisenkot, the leading challenger to Netanyahu, and other opposition party leaders have ruled out forming a government with Israel's longest-serving prime minister.
阿克曼周四在特拉维夫的一个会议上发言时赞扬了内塔尼亚胡，称自2023年10月7日哈马斯袭击以来，内塔尼亚胡在保卫和捍卫以色列方面做得很好。
Speaking at a Tel Aviv conference on Thursday, Ackman praised Netanyahu, who he said had done a good job in protecting and defending Israel since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack.
数千名以色列人周六在特拉维夫集会，呼吁对造成约1200人死亡的袭击进行独立调查。
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for an independent inquiry into the attack that killed around 1,200 people.