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Isolated, Netanyahu takes the UN podium as he seeks re-election

Isolated, Netanyahu takes the UN podium as he seeks re-election

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September 24th, 2026

Isolated, Netanyahu takes the UN podium as he seeks re-election

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At the outset of the year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed that, when the two nations went to war against Iran, he would stand "shoulder to shoulder" with US President Donald Trump.

以色列總理本雅明·內塔尼亞胡於年初即宣稱,當兩國對伊朗發動戰爭之際,他將與美國總統唐納德·特朗普「肩並肩」並立。

This week, however, as world leaders converged on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, no arrangement had been made for the two men to share a room — indeed, they were not even in the same city.

然而本週,值此世界各國領導人齊聚紐約出席聯合國大會之時,兩人卻未有任何共處一室的安排,甚至不在同一座城市。

As the war with Iran dragged on, friction gradually arose between Trump and Netanyahu over how to prosecute the campaign, straining relations between the two allies.

隨著與伊朗的戰事遷延日久,特朗普與內塔尼亞胡在如何推進這場戰爭上齟齬漸生,致使這兩個盟友之間的關係趨於緊張。

Netanyahu has likewise drawn widespread global condemnation over Israel's military campaign in Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

內塔尼亞胡亦因以色列在加薩的戰事以及所占約旦河西岸的定居者暴力而飽受全球詬病。

Netanyahu arrived on Thursday with a light schedule, slated only to meet a handful of leaders before delivering a speech.

內塔尼亞胡於週四抵達,其行程並不緊湊,僅安排與少數領導人會晤,隨後發表演說。

This blatant cold-shouldering undoubtedly underscores the relationship between Trump and the prime minister, which has already fractured severely.

此番昭然若揭的冷遇,無疑凸顯了特朗普與這位總理之間業已嚴重決裂的關係。

In Washington's political circles, there is no shortage of those who conflate Netanyahu with the increasingly unpopular war against Iran, while Trump strives to avoid giving the impression that the Israeli leader dragged him into a conflict he once derided as a "little excursion" that would last only a few weeks.

華盛頓政界不乏將內塔尼亞胡與那場日益喪失民心的對伊朗戰爭相提並論者,而特朗普則竭力避免予人一種印象,即這位以色列領導人迫使其捲入了一場他曾戲稱為僅會延續數週的「小小遠足」的戰事。

This fleeting visit by Netanyahu also laid bare just how isolated he stands on the global stage, as the punitive war in Gaza — launched in retaliation for the Hamas-led assault of 7 October 2023 — reaches the three-year mark.

內塔尼亞胡此番短暫造訪亦昭示:在為報復哈馬斯於2023年10月7日領導之襲擊、進而發動懲罰性加薩戰爭屆滿三載之際,其於全球舞台上何等孤立無援。

He faces an election next month, widely regarded as a referendum on his culpability for the security failures surrounding the attack, and on his capacity to defend Israel's reputation on the world stage.

他下月即面臨選舉,外界普遍視之為對其於襲擊相關安全疏失中所負責任,以及其於世界舞台上捍衛以色列聲譽之能力的公投。

Day after day this week, as other heads of state took to the podium one after another, many voiced scathing condemnation of Israel's actions, particularly in Gaza.

本週日復一日,當其他國家元首相繼登上講台之際,許多人對以色列的行動予以嚴厲譴責,尤其是在加薩。

Even before his arrival, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had urged that he be arrested, arguing that the United States ought to honour the arrest warrant the International Criminal Court had issued for Netanyahu.

在他到訪之前,紐約市長佐蘭·馬姆達尼即敦促將其逮捕,主張美國理應遵從國際刑事法院對內塔尼亞胡所發出的逮捕令。

He stands wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, even though the United States is not a member of that court, nor does New York City have the authority to arrest him.

他因涉嫌在加薩犯下戰爭罪與反人類罪而遭通緝,儘管美國並非該法院之成員國,紐約市亦無權將其逮捕。

Nevertheless, the Prime Minister is nothing short of a master showman, repeatedly resorting to props and visual aids during his speeches, using his fluent English to underscore the messages he wishes to convey.

儘管如此,這位總理堪稱表演大師,於演說之際屢屢借助道具與視覺輔助,以其流暢之英語凸顯所欲傳達之訊息。

At last year's summit, dozens of diplomats walked out in protest while he was speaking.

去年峰會上,當其發言之時,數十名外交官拂袖離場。

Yet such a gesture is hardly likely to trouble him, for the audience his speeches are chiefly aimed at is the Israeli electorate.

然而,此舉恐難令其介懷,蓋其演說所面向者,主要為以色列選民。

"He schedules his speeches so that they are broadcast during prime time in Israel," says Michael Oren, a former Israeli ambassador to the United States under Netanyahu who now lives in Israel.

「他籌劃演講時程,務使其於國內黃金時段播送,」曾任內塔尼亞胡麾下以色列駐美國大使、現居以色列之邁克爾·奧倫如是說道。

However, experts point out that, in the absence of the customary high-profile meetings that attract considerable attention, this visit may well tarnish Netanyahu's image domestically.

然而,專家指出,倘若缺乏慣常那些備受矚目的高調會晤,此番訪問恐將斲傷內塔尼亞胡於國內之形象。

"I consider this visit to have been a mistake, in that it laid bare his vulnerabilities," said Eitan Gilboa, an expert on US-Israeli relations and a professor at Israel's Bar-Ilan University and Reichman University.

「我認為這次訪問是個錯誤,因為它暴露了他的弱點,」美以關係專家、以色列巴伊蘭大學和賴希曼大學教授埃坦·吉爾博亞說。

He went on to add that, although many Israelis generally regard the United Nations as an institution hostile to Israel, the very fact that it failed to bring about a meeting with Trump precisely highlights how inept Netanyahu is in managing relations with the country's most powerful ally.

他繼而補充道,儘管眾多以色列人普遍視聯合國為對以色列抱持敵意之機構,然其未能促成與特朗普之會晤,此一事實恰恰凸顯出內塔尼亞胡在處理與該國最強大盟友之關係上,何其拙劣不堪。

In 2023, although President Joe Biden was disinclined to host Netanyahu at the White House, he nonetheless made time to meet with him on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

2023年,美國總統喬·拜登雖無意在白宮款待內塔尼亞胡,卻仍撥冗於聯合國大會場邊與其會晤。

"Were Israel to lose America's backing, it could not survive," Gilboa remarked.

「以色列倘若失去美國的支撐,便無以存續,」吉爾博亞如是說道。

The cold shoulder from New York came only after Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel and a longstanding supporter of Israeli settlements, levelled sharp criticism at West Bank settlers who had attacked Palestinian communities.

紐約方面的冷落,係在美國駐以色列大使、以色列定居點之長期支持者邁克·赫卡比對襲擊巴勒斯坦社區之約旦河西岸定居者提出尖銳批評之後方才發生。

In terms strikingly unusual for an ambassador, he denounced the attackers as "terrorists".

他以對大使而言殊為罕見之措辭,將襲擊者斥為「恐怖分子」。

"This lays bare a rather more deep-seated rift," Oren remarked, speaking of Netanyahu's tightly packed itinerary.

「此揭示了一道更為深層的裂痕,」奧倫論及內塔尼亞胡緊湊的行程時如是說道。

During his time in New York on Tuesday, Trump successively met with a series of Arab leaders, as well as the leaders of countries including Denmark, Japan, Greenland, Ukraine, and Venezuela; he then promptly returned to Washington to roll out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

特朗普於週二身處紐約期間,先後會晤了一系列阿拉伯國家領導人,以及丹麥、日本、格陵蘭、烏克蘭與委內瑞拉等國之領導人;旋即折返華盛頓,為中國國家主席習近平鋪陳紅毯。

For a leader who has been so eager to fashion himself as a global statesman, this amounts to "a major misstep, and at a time when he can ill afford one," said Natan Sachs, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, speaking of Netanyahu.

對於一位汲汲於將自身形塑為全球政治家之形象的領導人而言,這無異於「一個重大失誤,而且是在他承受不起失誤的時候」,華盛頓中東研究所高級研究員納坦·薩克斯在談及內塔尼亞胡時如是說。

On numerous previous overseas trips, Netanyahu successively met with a series of highly illustrious leaders, among them Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and then-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

於此前諸多出訪行程中,內塔尼亞胡曾先後會晤一系列聲名顯赫之領導人,其中包括烏克蘭總統弗拉基米爾·澤連斯基、土耳其總統雷傑普·塔伊普·埃爾多安,以及時任德國總理奧拉夫·朔爾茨。

This year, however, the Prime Minister's Office stated that "many world leaders" had requested meetings with Netanyahu during his brief visit, but that his schedule was "tight," requiring him to return to Israel before the onset of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

然而,總理辦公室於今年表示,「許多世界領導人」曾要求在內塔尼亞胡短暫訪問期間與其會晤,惟其行程「緊湊」,須於猶太節日住棚節開始前返回以色列。

Sukkot begins at sundown on Friday.

住棚節於週五日落時分揭開序幕。

The statement asserted that the leaders listed on his schedule hailed from Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Panama, Ethiopia, Greece, Slovenia, and Papua New Guinea.

聲明宣稱,其日程所列之與會領袖,分別來自阿根廷、玻利維亞、巴拉圭、巴拿馬、埃塞俄比亞、希臘、斯洛文尼亞及巴布亞新幾內亞。

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