以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡领导的右翼阵营未能获得议会多数席位，前总理埃胡德·奥尔默特周四表示，选举结果反映了选民对现任政府明确的不信任投票。他认为，利库德集团成为最大党并不等于授权内塔尼亚胡继续掌权。
With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing bloc falling short of a parliamentary majority, former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Thursday said that the election verdict reflected a clear vote of no-confidence in the incumbent government. He argued that the Likud party emerging as the largest party did not amount to a mandate for Netanyahu to remain in power.
在接受《今日印度》电视台独家专访时，奥尔默特指出，利库德集团的大部分选票增长来自其所在政治阵营内部的盟党，而非更广泛的支持扩大。
In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Olmert pointed out that much of Likud's electoral gains came from parties within its own political bloc rather than from a broader expansion of support."
“以色列大多数选民对内塔尼亚胡政府投了不信任票，”奥尔默特说。
The majority of the voters in Israel voted no-confidence to the government of Netanyahu," Olmert said."
“利库德党确实是最大党，但利库德的大部分增票，也许是全部增票，都来自同一政治阵营中利库德的合作伙伴，”他补充道。
The Likud Party is indeed the largest party, but most of the gains of Likud, perhaps all of the gains of Likud, come from the partners of Likud in the same political bloc," he added.
周四晚间计票结束，内塔尼亚胡领导的阵营赢得53个席位，距离组建政府所需的61席议会多数尚有差距。由加迪·艾森科特领导的反对派阵营获得48席，阿拉伯政党获得19席。
With counting completed on Thursday night, the Netanyahu-led bloc has won 53 seats, short of the 61 required for a parliamentary majority. The opposition bloc, led by Gadi Eisenkot, secured 48 seats, while Arab parties won 19 seats.
奥尔默特曾是右翼利库德党成员，2005年参与创立中间派前进党。他表示，如果内塔尼亚胡继续依赖现有盟友，包括伊塔马尔·本-格维尔、贝扎莱尔·斯莫特里奇和极端正统派政党，将难以组建政府。
Olmert, a former member of the right-wing Likud party who co-founded the centrist Kadima party in 2005, said Netanyahu would struggle to form a government if he continued to rely on his existing allies, including Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich and ultra-Orthodox parties."
“如果他留住本-格维尔、斯莫特里奇和极端正统派政党在其阵营内，内塔尼亚胡将无法组建一个变革政府、一个变革阵营，”奥尔默特说。
Netanyahu will not be able to form a government with the change, a bloc of change, if he keeps Ben-Gvir and Smotrich and the ultra-Orthodox parties in his camp," Olmert said.
他认为，内塔尼亚胡将不得不抛弃一些合作多年的政治伙伴，以寻求另一种执政安排，但他对总理是否愿意这样做表示怀疑。
He argued that Netanyahu would have to abandon some of his longest-standing political partners to secure an alternative governing arrangement, but expressed doubt that the prime minister would be willing to do so."
“所以他必须抛弃他们，他忠诚的伙伴这么多年。我不认为他有能力做到这一点，”奥尔默特说。他还表达了希望艾森科特能够组建下一届政府。
So he has to drop them, his loyal partners for so many years. I don't think that he's capable of doing it," Olmert said. He also expressed hope that Gadi Eisenkot would be able to form the next government.
奥尔默特驳回了质疑选举合法性的指控，认为此类言论出现是因为内塔尼亚胡阵营缺乏多数席位。“现在他们没有多数，就质疑选举的合法性，”奥尔默特说，并补充称他不相信有可信证据能证实这些指控。“我认为没有任何严肃证据能证明这一点，”他说。
Olmert dismissed allegations questioning the legitimacy of the election, arguing that such claims had emerged because Netanyahu's camp lacked a majority." Now that they don't have a majority, they question the legitimacy of the elections," Olmert said, adding that he did not believe there was credible evidence to substantiate the allegations."I don't think that there is any serious evidence that proves this," he said.
他的言论是在选举结果分裂的背景下发表的。据奥尔默特称，利库德集团作为最大党的地位，并不一定反映多数选民支持内塔尼亚胡继续留任。
His remarks came amid a fractured electoral verdict in which, according to Olmert, the Likud party's position as the largest party did not necessarily reflect majority support for Netanyahu's continuation in office.
奥尔默特还批评了美国总统特朗普对内塔尼亚胡的背书，称这是以色列选举过程中唯一的直接且略带激进的干预。“以色列选举过程中唯一的直接、略带激进的干预，是由总理的朋友、特朗普总统发起的，”他说。
Olmert also criticised US President Donald Trump's endorsement of Netanyahu, describing it as the only direct and somewhat aggressive intervention in Israel's electoral process." The only direct, somewhat aggressive intervention in the electoral process in Israel was made by the friend of the prime minister, President Trump," he said.
奥尔默特将此与其他选举作比较，指出特朗普曾背书巴西的博尔索纳罗和匈牙利的欧尔班，两人均告失利。“总统在巴西背书博尔索纳罗，博尔索纳罗输了。他在匈牙利背书欧尔班，欧尔班输了。他背书内塔尼亚胡，看起来内塔尼亚胡也输了，”奥尔默特说。
Drawing comparisons with other elections, Olmert pointed to Trump's endorsements of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro and Hungary's Viktor Orbn, both of whom he said lost." The president endorsed Bolsonaro in Brazil, and he lost. He endorsed Orbn in Hungary, and Orbn lost.
奥尔默特支持包含阿拉伯政党的政府奥尔默特表示，阿拉伯政党应被视为组建以色列下届政府的合法伙伴，认为他们的参与将是迈向更广泛政治代表性的重要一步。“是的，我支持与阿拉伯政党组建政府。我认为阿拉伯政党是合法伙伴，”他说。“该是时候让目前属于以色列人民一部分的阿拉伯人也成为政府的一部分了。”“这是一个机会，我希望它不会被错过，”他补充道。
And he endorsed Netanyahu, and it looks like Netanyahu also lost," Olmert said.OLMERT BACKS GOVERNMENT WITH ARAB PARTIESOlmert said Arab political parties should be considered legitimate partners in forming Israel's next government, arguing that their participation would be an important step towards broader political representation." Yes, I support forming a government with the Arab parties. I think that Arab parties are legitimate partners," he said." And it's about time that the Arabs who are currently part of the Israeli people will also be part of the government. This is the opportunity, and I hope it will not be missed," he added.
奥尔默特承认，主流政党与阿拉伯政党之间的合作在政治上可能很困难，但他表示，领导力要求在形势需要时愿意做出艰难决定。“但领导力有时是通过在困难时刻做出决定的能力来衡量的，”他说。“这是一个艰难的决定，但我认为这是不可避免的。除了与至少部分愿意、准备好并已做好准备加入以色列政府的阿拉伯政党合作外，别无选择，”奥尔默特补充道。
Acknowledging that cooperation between mainstream political parties and Arab parties could be politically difficult, Olmert said leadership required a willingness to make difficult decisions when circumstances demanded it." But leadership is measured sometimes by its ability to take decisions when it's difficult," he said." It's a tough decision, but I think it's inescapable. There can be no other option but to join in with, at least part of the Arab parties that is willing and ready and prepared to join the Israeli government," Olmert added.
他说，阿拉伯政党将准备推荐艾森科特，并将竭尽全力推翻内塔尼亚胡政府。据奥尔默特称，他们的推荐可能在决定谁将获委任组建下一届政府方面起到关键作用。
He said Arab parties would be prepared to recommend Eisenkot and would do everything possible to bring down Netanyahu's government. According to Olmert, their recommendations could prove crucial in determining who would be tasked with forming the next government.
奥尔默特还对内塔尼亚胡若无法获得组建新政府所需的席位数，可能试图以看守总理身份继续留任表示担忧。“如果由内塔尼亚胡决定，他将愿意以某种形式继续担任看守总理，直到永远，”奥尔默特说。
Olmert also raised concerns about the possibility of Netanyahu attempting to remain in office as caretaker prime minister if he could not secure the numbers needed to form a new government." If it depends on Netanyahu, he will be willing to continue in one form or another as a caretaker, forever," Olmert said.
然而，他辩称，以色列总统将依法被要求任命获得最多推荐的当选议会议员组建政府。奥尔默特表示，如果艾森科特获得阿拉伯政党的支持并得到67份推荐，他可能成为人选。他说，阿拉伯政党已经表示将推荐艾森科特，并致力于推翻内塔尼亚胡政府的努力。“因此，总统将没有任何自由裁量的余地。”“他只能做法律强制他做的事，”奥尔默特说。
下届政府的优先事项奥尔默特说，以色列下届政府将不得不解决几个紧迫问题，包括叫停内塔尼亚胡提出的司法改革、保护民主制度、结束约旦河西岸的犹太人恐怖活动，以及寻求巴勒斯坦问题的政治解决方案。
However, he argued that the Israeli president would be required by law to appoint the elected member of the Knesset who received the most recommendations to form a government. Olmert said Eisenkot could emerge as the choice if he secured the backing of the Arab parties and obtained 67 recommendations. He said the Arab parties had already indicated that they would recommend Eisenkot and were committed to efforts to bring down Netanyahu's government." And so the president will have no room for any discretion. He will just have to do what he is obliged to do by law," Olmert said.NEXT GOVERNMENT'S PRIORITIESOlmert said Israel's next government would have to address several pressing issues, including stopping Netanyahu's proposed judicial reforms, protecting democratic institutions, ending Jewish terror in the West Bank and pursuing a political solution to the Palestinian issue.
他说，优先事项之一应该是叫停内塔尼亚胡及其合伙人试图推行的司法变革。
He said one of the priorities should be to halt the judicial changes that Netanyahu and his partners had sought to introduce.
他认为，下届政府必须保护最高法院，维护总检察长的地位，并确保民主制度有效运作。
The next government, he argued, must protect the Supreme Court of Justice, preserve the status of the attorney general and ensure that democratic institutions function effectively.
奥尔默特还呼吁立即采取果断行动，打击约旦河西岸的犹太人恐怖活动。
Olmert also called for immediate and decisive action against Jewish terror in the West Bank."
“政府必须立即、强力地、毫不犹豫地制止正在约旦河西岸发生的犹太人恐怖活动，”他说。
The government has to stop, immediately and aggressively, without any hesitation, the Jewish terror which is taking place in the West Bank," he said.
他进一步呼吁认真尝试与巴勒斯坦民族权力机构展开对话，认为谈判对于解决长期冲突至关重要。
He further called for a serious attempt to open dialogue with the Palestinian Authority, arguing that negotiations were essential to resolving the longstanding conflict.
奥尔默特表示，他曾以一切可能的方式竞选以推翻内塔尼亚胡的权力，并坚持认为，政府更迭应伴随着以色列在国内治理和巴勒斯坦问题上的方针转变。“必须与巴勒斯坦人对话”奥尔默特说，别无选择，只能与巴勒斯坦民族权力机构对话，并辩称寻求谈判符合以色列自身利益。“必须有对话。没有替代方案，”他说。
他补充说：“我绝对确信，有许多巴勒斯坦人渴望与以色列展开对话。”
Olmert, who said he had campaigned in every possible way to remove Netanyahu from power, maintained that a change of government should be accompanied by a shift in Israel's approach to domestic governance and the Palestinian issue.'THERE MUST BE DIALOGUE WITH PALESTINIANS'Olmert said there was no alternative to dialogue with the Palestinian Authority and argued that pursuing negotiations was in Israel's own interest." There must be a dialogue. There is no alternative," he said."I am absolutely confident that there are many Palestinians that are anxious to get into a dialogue with Israel," he added.
奥尔默特说，以色列需要作出非凡努力，与巴勒斯坦人建立对话，以解决他所描述的历史问题。“我们关心以色列的利益。
Olmert said Israel needed to make an exceptional effort to establish dialogue with the Palestinians to resolve what he described as a historic problem." We care for the interest of Israel.
“以色列有利益与巴勒斯坦人建立对话，以解决这一历史问题，”他说。“这将改善我们生活的方方面面，因此我们必须为此付出非凡的努力，”他补充道。
It's in the interest of Israel to establish a dialogue with the Palestinians in order to solve this historic problem," he said." It will improve everything in our lives, and that's why we have to make an exceptional effort towards it," he added.
他的言论将重启与巴勒斯坦民族权力机构的接触列为以色列下届政府面临的关键任务之一，与保护民主制度、应对约旦河西岸暴力并列。“可避免对伊朗的新打击”当被问及对伊朗采取新军事行动的可能性时，奥尔默特表示希望不会出现这种事态，并对特朗普可能做出的决定表示不确定。“希望不会，”当被问及是否会有另一次军事行动时，他说。
His remarks placed renewed engagement with the Palestinian Authority among the key tasks facing Israel's next government, alongside protecting democratic institutions and addressing violence in the West Bank.'RENEWED IRAN STRIKES CAN BE AVOIDED'Asked about the possibility of renewed military action against Iran, Olmert said he hoped such a development would not occur and expressed uncertainty over what Trump might decide."I hope not," he said when asked about the possibility of another military operation.
奥尔默特补充说，他怀疑没人能可靠地预测特朗普的行动，并表示希望能找到一种方式来处理伊朗问题，而不必进行全面军事行动。
“我希望他们能找到一种方式，以不需要全面军事行动的方式来处理伊朗问题，”他说。
Olmert added that he doubted anyone could reliably predict Trump's actions, expressing hope that a way could be found to address the Iran issue without a comprehensive military operation."I hope that they will find a way to deal with the issue of Iran in ways which will not necessitate a comprehensive military operation," he said.
对奥尔默特而言，选举结果不仅关乎哪个党成为最大党。他认为，决定性的问题是内塔尼亚胡能否在不依赖现有盟友的情况下组建一个可行的执政多数，他认为总理将难以克服这一挑战。——完——
For Olmert, the election verdict represents more than a contest over which party emerged largest. He argued that the decisive question was whether Netanyahu could assemble a viable governing majority without relying on his existing allies, a challenge he believes the Prime Minister will struggle to overcome.- Ends