納坦雅胡短暫造訪紐約，映照美以關係緊張

艾蜜莉・羅斯與拉米・阿尤布報導By Emily Rose and Rami Ayyub

耶路撒冷9月24日（路透社）— 以色列總理班傑明・納坦雅胡此次赴美在聯合國發表演說，行程異常短暫，與他去年為期一週、並包括會見總統唐納・川普（Donald Trump）的訪問形成鮮明對比，也反映美以關係正處於波折時刻。JERUSALEM, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's unusually brief trip to the United States to address the UN stands in stark contrast to his week-long visit last year that included a meeting with President Donald Trump, reflecting rocky times in US-Israeli ties.

兩名以色列官員表示，納坦雅胡預計在紐約停留不到8小時，之後便返回以色列。Netanyahu is expected to be in New York for less than eight hours before returning to Israel, two Israeli officials said.

納坦雅胡辦公室表示，他將會見9名世界領袖，其中5人來自拉丁美洲國家。由於加薩戰爭與約旦河西岸屯墾區擴張，使以色列與歐洲傳統夥伴的關係緊繃，以色列一直試圖深化與這些拉美國家的關係。His office said he would meet nine world leaders, five of them from Latin American nations with which Israel has sought to deepen ties as relations with traditional partners in Europe have been strained by the Gaza war and West Bank settlement expansion.

但納坦雅胡辦公室發布的聲明，並未提到他在年度聯合國大會期間將與美國官員會面。But a statement from Netanyahu's office made no mention of meetings with US officials at the annual UN General Assembly.

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以色列前駐美大使麥可・歐倫（Michael Oren）表示，他不記得曾有以色列總理訪美卻未會見美國總統的情況，並形容這對即將迎來10月27日以色列國會大選的納坦雅胡是一項打擊。Israel's former ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, said he could not recall a time when an Israeli prime minister visited the US without meeting the president, describing this as a blow for Netanyahu ahead of Israel's October 27 general election.

川普在第二任總統任內已與納坦雅胡會面8次，兩人上一次會面是在7月。Trump has met Netanyahu eight times during his second term as president. Their last encounter was in July.

歐倫說：「這是一場競選演說。如今，如果這場競選演說能搭配一場與總統、或其他世界領袖、或至少是國務卿的會面，效果會好得多，但顯然並非如此。」"It's a campaign speech. Now it would be much better if that campaign speech were accompanied by a meeting with the president, or another world leader, or at least the secretary of state, but apparently it's not," Oren said.

他說：「我不記得曾有總理來到美國卻沒有會見總統的時候……所以我確信他對此感到失望。」"I don't recall a time when the prime minister came to the United States and didn't meet with the president… So I'm sure that he was disappointed by that."

納坦雅胡辦公室表示，許多世界領袖要求在「訪問期間」與他會面，但「由於行程緊湊，且需要在（猶太節日）住棚節開始前返回，總理只能安排其中部分會面」。Netanyahu's office said many world leaders requested to meet him "during the visit, but due to a tight schedule and the need to return before the onset of (the Jewish holiday of) Sukkot, the Prime Minister was only able to accommodate some of them".

納坦雅胡辦公室未立即回應媒體就歐倫言論提出的採訪請求。Netanyahu's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Oren's remarks.

民調顯示，納坦雅胡可能輸掉選舉；雖然不能排除他勝選的可能，但他在安全事務上的聲望，仍因巴勒斯坦武裝組織哈瑪斯（Hamas）2023年10月7日對以色列發動的攻擊而受挫。Opinion polls indicate Netanyahu could lose the election, his security credentials still shaken by the October 7, 2023 attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel, though he cannot be written off.

納坦雅胡辦公室表示，他將會見阿根廷、玻利維亞、巴拉圭、巴拿馬、衣索比亞總統，以及哥倫比亞副總統，並會見希臘、斯洛維尼亞與巴布亞紐幾內亞總理。Netanyahu is to meet the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, Ethiopia and the vice president of Colombia, and the prime ministers of Greece, Slovenia and Papua New Guinea, his office said.

川普與納坦雅胡2月共同對伊朗發動戰爭，但在川普尋求讓美國從這場衝突中抽身、而關鍵目標尚未達成之際，兩個盟友出現分歧。華府6月與德黑蘭達成臨時協議，以色列對此表示反對；該協議數週後破局。Trump and Netanyahu jointly launched a war on Iran in February, but the allies found themselves at odds as Trump sought to extricate the United States from the conflict with key goals unmet. Washington struck an interim deal with Tehran in June that was opposed by Israel before it unravelled a few weeks later.

自加薩戰爭爆發以來，美國民眾對以色列的支持度已下滑，民主黨人尤其如此。US public backing for Israel has fallen since the Gaza war began, particularly among Democrats.

以色列在2023年10月7日攻擊事件後發動加薩戰爭，自此面臨日益加深的外交孤立。Israel has faced deepening diplomatic isolation since launching its war in Gaza in response to the October 7 attacks.

本月稍早，曾經堅定支持以色列的英國、法國與加拿大宣布制裁約旦河西岸的以色列屯墾區，華府對此反應平淡。Earlier this month, once-steadfast allies Britain, France and Canada announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, which drew a muted response from Washington.

（湯姆・佩里撰稿；亞歷克斯・理查森編輯）(Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Alex Richardson)