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Netanyahu Urges ‘Mass Immigration’ of Jews From EuropeBy ISABEL KERSHNER February 16, 2015内塔尼亚胡呼吁欧洲犹太人移民以色列ISABEL KERSHNER 2015年02月16日JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said on Sunday that his government was encouraging a “mass immigration” of Jews from Europe, reopening a contentious debate about Israel’s role at a challenging time for European Jews and a month before Israel’s national elections.耶路撒冷——以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)周日表示，他的政府鼓励欧洲犹太人“大规模移民”到以色列。在这样一个对欧洲犹太人充满挑战的时刻，以色列大选又定于一个月后举行，内塔尼亚胡此举再次引起了关于以色列角色定位的争论。Speaking the morning after a Jewish guard was fatally shot outside a synagogue in Copenhagen in one of two attacks there, the remarks echoed a similar call by the prime minister inviting France’s Jews to move to Israel after last month’s attacks in Paris. Critics said then that the expression of such sentiments so soon after the Paris shootings was insensitive and divisive. Such sentiments also go to the heart of the complexity of Israel’s identity and its relationship with the Jewish communities of the diaspora, whose support has been vital.哥本哈根刚发生了两起袭击事件，其中一起导致一座犹太教堂外的一名犹太守卫中枪死亡。内塔尼亚胡在接下来的上午发表了这番言论。上个月巴黎袭击案发生之后，他也曾邀请法国犹太人移居到以色列。当时就有批评者认为，在巴黎枪击案发生后这么快就表达这样的情绪，既不妥当，又带有分裂倾向。以色列的身份及它与国外犹太侨民社区之间的关系很复杂，后者的支持一直对以色列非常重要，而这样的情绪也直指此种复杂关系的中心。“Jews have been murdered again on European soil only because they were Jews,” Mr. Netanyahu said Sunday in Jerusalem. “Of course, Jews deserve protection in every country, but we say to Jews, to our brothers and sisters: Israel is your home,” he added.“犹太人再次在欧洲的土壤上遭到杀害，只因为他们是犹太人，”内塔尼亚胡周日在耶路撒冷说。“当然，犹太人应该在每个国家都受到保护，但我们要向犹太人，向我们的兄弟姐妹说：以色列是你们的家。”But expressing the unease felt by many Jews abroad over such comments, Jair Melchior, Denmark’s chief rabbi, said he was “disappointed” by Mr. Netanyahu’s call.但是，很多身居国外的犹太人对于这样的言论感到不安。丹麦首席拉比雅伊尔·梅尔基奥尔(Jair Melchior)就表示，他对内塔尼亚胡的呼吁感到“失望”。“People from Denmark move to Israel because they love Israel, because of Zionism, but not because of terrorism,” Mr. Melchior tol