【双语新闻】欧盟暂停巴勒斯坦援助 (EU Suspends Aid to Palestinians)

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欧盟暂停巴勒斯坦援助 (EU Suspends Aid to Palestinians)
星期五(040706)

欧盟已停止向哈马斯领导的巴勒斯坦新政府提供援助款，原因是哈马斯拒绝放弃暴力并拒绝承认以色列。欧盟一位发言人星期五说，目前暂缓直接援助。官员说，停止援助并不影响送往救援机构的人道救援。

巴勒斯坦官员谴责这项决定。他们说，这项举措是在惩罚巴勒斯坦人民。他们同时强调，哈马斯政界人士是巴勒斯坦选民经由民主程序选出的。预计，欧盟外长将于星期一在布鲁塞尔举行的会议上进一步讨论停止援助事宜。

欧盟25国集团是巴勒斯坦最大的援助者。美国已经暂停向哈马斯领导的政府提供援助。以色列也暂停向转交每个月为巴勒斯坦人代收的数以百万计美元的税款。欧盟、美国以及以色列认为哈马斯是恐怖组织。

The European Union has cut off aid payments to the Hamas-led Palestinian government because of the Islamic group's refusal to renounce violence and recognize Israel. A spokeswoman for the European Commission Friday said direct aid has been suspended for the time being. Officials say the aid stoppage does not affect humanitarian aid sent to relief agencies.

Palestinian officials denounced the decision, saying the move punishes the Palestinian people. They also stress that Hamas politicians were elected democratically by Palestinian voters. EU foreign ministers are expected to further discuss the payment stoppage at their meeting in Brussels Monday.

The 25-nation European bloc is the biggest donor of aid to the Palestinians. The United States has already suspended aid to the Hamas-led government, and Israel has halted the monthly transfer of millions of dollars in tax revenues that it collects for the Palestinians. The European Union, the United States and Israel consider Hamas a terrorist organization.