首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
"There is no real border between Israel and Palestine," says Muhammad Hamudi, an olive farmer and olive oil producer from Asira
"There is no real border between Israel and Palestine," says Muhammad Hamudi, an olive farmer and olive oil producer from Asira
admin
2019-09-23
39
问题
"There is no real border between Israel and Palestine," says Muhammad Hamudi, an olive farmer and olive oil producer from Asira al-Shamaliya, near Nablus in the West Bank. He has been working with the ongoing USAID-funded project Olive Oil Without Borders (OOWB) since its start in 2011. Hamudi is in his mid-50s, with smiling eyes and palms so big that an olive looks tiny in them. "Today the border is here, tomorrow it will be there. The olive oil market has no borders as well. The bridge to the global market is the same bridge for everyone."
OOWB is a
collaborative
economic initiative among 34 olive oil farming communities in Israel and the West Bank. It is spearheaded by the Near East Foundation (NEF), a 100-year-old nongovernmental organization working on economic development among poverty-stricken communities throughout Africa and the Middle East. The initiative is funded by USAID, which provides financial and operative assistance to foreign nations and regions in need. The program has been successful enough that USAID has just granted OOWB its second US$1.2 million round of funding, expected to serve some 2,000 Palestinians and Israelis working in the olive oil business over the course of three years.
Hamudi, one of the project’s success stories, points out Salah Abu-Eisheh, NEF country director for the Palestinian authority. "During the three-year run, he has tripled his production, improved significantly the quality and purity of his olive oil, and increased his income." Hamudi smiles when he hears Abu-Eisheh say this. "NEF helped me achieve a sustained level of productivity," Hamudi says. "No more bad years and good years; now I am in control of the yield."
This success is due in large part to direct grants farmers like Hamudi received for purchasing modern equipment, renovating facilities (such as mills), and planting new varieties of olive trees. The rest of the USAID funding goes to conducting seminars and hands-on workshops led by industry consultants, from agriculture and olive oil production to business management and marketing.
Yet Palestinian farmers are only half of the OOWB equation: Israeli farmers and producers provide the necessary cross-border collaboration for this innovative and seemingly conflict-free program.
When I ask Hamudi about his experience collaborating with his Israeli-Jewish counterparts, his answer is
pragmatic
. "I see it as an exchange. We have things to teach, and they have things to teach. They use modern techniques, we have experience and knowledge. The benefits are for both sides. We have no other choices."
But for a region stuck in political conflict, collaborating is a choice — and quite an unusual one. Ayala Noy, a 40-year-old farmer and producer from the Israeli side, approaches the project from a different perspective: "It was a very important and empowering experience. Sitting down with a Palestinian farmer who tells me, with tears in his eyes, that his orchard was burned to the ground the previous night by Israeli settlers was very emotional for me. ’How do you sleep at night?’ he asked me. I told him not very well. That was the biggest challenge for me — being a representative of Israel, dealing with the hard feelings they have toward us."
Although one of OOWB’s stated goals is to "leverage economic cooperation to promote peace and reconciliation," according to NEF President Charlie Benjamin, the organization approaches its work from "a completely depoliticized perspective." The focus is on "building economic relationships. We don’t touch the border issue." At the same time, Benjamin does acknowledge the growing trust, communication, and interaction outside the program.
Noy agrees that the project has strengthened more than economic ties. "We brought Palestinians to our house, we showed them our mill, and we try to keep in touch by phone," she says. "I think it gave them a chance to see ’other’ Israelis. Many of them told me that was their first time to meet an Israeli who is not a soldier, or a settler."
What information about OOWB is released from the passage?
选项
A、It was founded in the early 1980s.
B、It receives financial support from US AID.
C、It only supports olive farmers in Palestine.
D、It is a political organization for seeking peace talks.
答案
B
解析
推断题。第1段第2句表明OOWB成立于2011年,并由USAID资助。由此可以排除A(它建立于19世纪80年代早期)。第2段第1句表明该组织是针对经济的,也有以色列农民参与,因此可以排除C(它只支持巴勒斯坦的橄榄农)和D(它是一个寻求和平谈判的政治组织),故选B(它从USAID获得资助)。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/YCMO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI二级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI二级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
A、Hishorseflewoverthetreetopsbelow.B、Hishorsenearlyfellintothedeepvalley.C、Hishorseracedacrossthevalleyeasi
Despite(1)thatalcoholicbeveragesmay(2),aleadingmedicalexpertisadvising:don’t(3)justyet.Anybodywho’sever
A、Becausethosewomen’svoicessoundlikemen’s.B、Becauseawomanwouldcomparehervoicetothatoftheotherfemalespeakers.
A、TheimportanceofpreventiveactionsagainstmedicalrisksB、Americans’misunderstandingofpreventiveactionsagainstmedical
A、正确B、错误B特定信息的找寻和判断。根据原文Parents,spouses,teammates,colleagues,friends,classmatesorplaymatescanallbeleadersiftheysodes
MelbourneNamedWorld’sMostLiveableCityforFourthStraightYearMelbourneoutperformed139citiestotoptheEconomistIn
Nike’sSuccessNikeperformedwellduringthelastquarter.Businesswasupineverymajormarket,in【L1】______,bothinits
Whatisthewidelyacceptedideaaboutscreentime?
Somepeopleareagainstthegovernment’sdependenceonnewtechnologies.
Goingaroundatthetopofthemountain,wewatchedthefog______fromthevalleybelow;itseemedthatwehadenteredafairylan
随机试题
处理违犯党纪的党组织和党员,应当()。
饥饿时最主要的内源性能源为【】
Peopleinthatareaexperiencedaseriousstorm.Itwasso______thatmanybuildingscollapsed.
A从前向后就位B从后向前就位C左侧先就位D右侧先就位E垂直就位
下列说法不正确的是()。
某商场与某手机代理商签订合同约定,将一柜台出租给手机代理商,租期2020年1月1日—2020年3月31日,共3个月,不含增值税月租金10万元,于2020年3月31一次性付清。对于该业务该商场选择一般计税方法,则2020年1月31日进行的账务处理是(
甲乙两公司均为汽车生产商,甲公司为其生产的汽车注册了某商标,后甲公司决定将该注册商标转让给乙公司。根据商标法及相关规定,下列说法哪些是正确的?
如果两个自然数相除,商是4,余数是3;被除数、除数、商、余数的和为100。那么除数是()。
设一棵二叉树的中序遍历结果为ABCDEFG,前序遍历结果为DBACFEG,则后序遍历结果为【】。
SpeakerA:Hello,Iwanttobuysomeclothesformygirlfriendforherbirthdaypresent.SpeakerB:Noproblem,sir.【D8】______
最新回复
(
0
)