
As the sun set over the town of Kfar Qasim, Palestinian citizens of Israel gathered over hot knafeh(库纳法(中东甜点)) pastries and shots of strong cardamom-laced(加了豆蔻的) coffee to hear an urgent pitch for their votes(急迫的拉票演说).
夕阳西下,以色列的巴勒斯坦裔公民聚集在卡夫尔卡西姆镇,一边品尝热腾腾的库纳法糕点和浓烈的豆蔻咖啡,一边聆听一场急迫的拉票演说。
Palestinians make up about 20% of Israel’s population and their votes are likely to be critical to efforts to unseat(使下台;推翻) Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right coalition(极右翼联盟) in elections next week.
巴勒斯坦裔约占以色列人口的20%,在下周的选举中,他们的选票很可能对推翻本雅明·内塔尼亚胡及其极右翼联盟的努力至关重要。
“We are determined to do everything in order to bring this government down(推翻这个政府). And high turnout(投票率;出席人数) among the Arab community is one important tool in achieving this goal,” said Ahmad Tibi, a member of the Knesset(以色列议会) for more than two decades as head of the Ta’al(塔阿勒党(阿拉伯政党)) party.
“我们决心尽一切努力推翻这个政府。而阿拉伯社区的高投票率是实现这一目标的重要手段,”艾哈迈德·蒂比说道。他作为塔阿勒党领袖已担任议员二十多年。