US president Barack Obama today welcomes arguably his least favourite foreign leader to the White House. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit neatly coincides with the annual policy conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac). That event offers both men a chance to appeal to some of Israel’s most ardent American supporters. We can therefore expect to hear repeated references to the “common interests”, “unshakeable bonds” and “shared values” of the two countries.
前段時間，美國總統巴拉克?奧巴馬(Barack Obama)在白宮迎來了可以說是他最不待見的外國領導人。以色列總理本杰明?內塔尼亞胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)此次訪美恰逢美國以色列公共事務委員會(American Israel Public Affairs Committee)召開一年一度的政策會議之時。這就為奧巴馬和內塔尼亞胡提供了一個向最為堅定的以色列親美派示好的機會。于是，我們可以想象，接下來，兩國“共同的利益”、兩國間“無法動搖的紐帶”以及兩國“共有的價值觀”這些說法將不絕于耳。