Israel Buries 2 Soldiers Returned in Hezbollah Prisoner Swap
以色列下葬换俘换回的军人遗体
Israel was in mourning Thursday, following a controversial prisoner swap with the Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah in Lebanon in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli soldiers who were captured in 2006.
以色列星期四沉浸在悲痛之中。在一次有争议的和黎巴嫩真主党游击队交换被俘人员的过程中,以色列换回了两名以色列军人的尸体。这两名以色列军人2006年被绑架。
Thousands of people attended the funerals of the two Israeli soldiers. Mourners included government and military officials, family and friends.
成千上万人参加了两名以色列军人的葬礼。哀悼者包括政府官员、军官、以及他们的亲友。
Karnit Goldwasser is the wife of one of the two soldiers, whose capture sparked the Lebanon War two years ago.
格尔德瓦瑟是其中一名军人的妻子。两年前这两名以色列军人被绑架曾经引发了黎巴嫩战争。
"My heart is crying in pain," she said. "Although I am without you, I will always be with you."
格尔德瓦瑟说:“我的心在痛苦地哭泣。虽然我没有你,但是我将永远与你同在。”
Goldwasser traveled the globe over the past two years, meeting with world leaders, in an effort to win the release of the captive soldiers.
格尔德瓦瑟的足迹过去两年遍及全球,她游说世界各国领导人,争取被抓走的以色列军人能够获释。
While the prisoner swap brings closure to the families, it has sparked heated debate, because Israel released five Lebanese prisoners, including top militant Samir Kuntar. He was convicted of killing an Israeli in front of his four-year-old daughter in 1979 and then smashing her head with a rifle butt.
这次被俘人员交换虽然给这两名以色列军人的家属带来了最后的结果,但是在以色列引发了一场激烈的辩论,因为以色列释放了5名黎巴嫩囚犯,包括一名极其凶残的激进分子昆塔尔。他由于当着一个4岁以色列女孩儿的面杀害了她的父亲,然后用枪托砸碎了这个女孩儿的头,被以色列法庭裁定有罪。
Former Defense Minister Moshe Arens says the deal erodes Israeli deterrence.
前以色列国防部长阿伦斯说,这次交换削弱了以色列的威慑力。
"This deal and the circumstances under which it was made will provide encouragement and incentive to Hamas and to Hezbollah to abduct soldiers in the future, and make even more extreme demands. And that means the sum-total is negative," he said.
阿伦斯说:“这次交易以及交换人员的条件会鼓励哈马斯和真主党将来绑架以色列军人,提出更极端的要求。也就是说,总的结果是负面的。”
But current Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who spoke at the funerals, said the government made the right decision.
但现任以色列国防部长巴拉克在葬礼上发表讲话时表示,以色列政府作出了正确的决定。
Barak vowed that, if soldiers fall into captivity, the State of Israel will take all the necessary steps to bring them home.
巴拉克坚决表示,如果以色列军人被俘,以色列将采取一切必要措施把他们救回以色列。