Trump claims US will end military aid to Israel by end of this year
特朗普称美国将在今年年底前终止对以色列的军事援助
US president makes surprise election day announcement, saying country does not ‘need’ $4bn annual payment Donald Trump has said that the US will end military aid to Israel at the end of this year in a surprise election day announcement that appeared to be targeted at voters sceptical of US support for Israel and the war in Gaza . In a phone interview with Fox News as voting began on Tuesday morning, the US president said the US would cut nearly $4bn (£2.96bn) in military aid to Israel because “they don’t need it”. Continue reading...
特朗普在中期选举投票日宣布年底前切断对以色列近40亿美元军援，称这是内塔尼亚胡提出的要求，改以军售替代。以色列反对派指责内塔尼亚胡损害美以关系，分析认为此举意在争取对援以持怀疑态度的选民。
文章把一条突发外交声明放进选举政治与美以关系的双重脉络里：先读特朗普的原话，再对照以色列官员的意外反应与反对派表态，能练引语定位与作者态度辨析。文中多处出现数字（40亿、38亿、5亿）与民调比例，适合练数据读图与同义替换；内塔尼亚胡“逐步缩减”与特朗普“加速终止”的对比，是典型的比较观点题素材。
来源：The Guardian · theguardian.com