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1996年5月31日举行的第十四届以色列大选爆出冷门,年仅46岁的以色列强硬派——利库德集团领袖内塔尼亚胡,以50.4％比49.5％的微弱多数战胜了73岁的政坛老将——工党领袖佩雷斯,成为以色列历史上最年轻的、也是第一次通过全民投票直选产生的总理。这一爆炸性的结果令许多国家感到意外。或明或暗支持佩雷斯的美国等西方国家极为尴尬,匆忙调整中东政策;阿拉伯世界犹如晴天霹雳,疑虑重重,担心刚刚启动的中东和平列车脱轨或倾覆。内塔尼亚胡,这个过去鲜为人知且不被重视的人物,顿时一鸣惊人,成为舆论广泛关注的焦点。
Netanyahu, the leader of the Likud group, was hit by a fiery 46-year-old Israeli hard-liners held on 31 May 1996 at the fourteenth Israeli general election, defeating a weak majority of 50.4% to 49.5% 73-year-old political veteran Labor leader Perez became the youngest in Israel’s history and the first to be elected by universal suffrage. This explosive result surprised many countries. The Western countries, either directly or indirectly supporting Peres, are extremely embarrassed and havetily adjusted their policies in the Middle East. The Arab world is like a thunderbolt with doubts and worries about the derailment or overthrow of the just-launched Middle East Peace Train. Netanyahu, a man who was little known and not valued in the past, suddenly came into the limelight and became the focus of widespread public opinion.