重新安置難民問題
The conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been ongoing for around seven decades, punctuated by flare-ups of violence and war.
以色列人和巴勒斯坦人之間的衝突已經持續了約七十年，期間不時爆發暴力事件和戰爭。
punctuate(v.)不斷打斷flare-up(n.)爆發=outburst
Since the founding of Israel as a “Jewish state” on May 14, 1948, many of the obstacles standing in the way of a peaceful resolution to this conflict have remained unchanged.
自1948年5月14日以色列作為「猶太國家」建國以來，許多阻礙和平解決衝突的障礙始終未變。
since(conj.)自從found(v.)創建founding(n.)創建stand in the way of...妨礙～、擋～的路=get in the way of...
Among them, the idea of a two-state solution has been seriously holding back peace efforts.
其中，兩國方案的想法一直嚴重阻礙了和平努力。
hold back阻礙
Although an agreement of this type between the two sides would “create a state for the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip alongside Israel,” it has faced objections.
雖然雙方達成這種協議將「在約旦河西岸地區和加薩走廊建立一個與以色列毗鄰的國家」，但卻遭到反對。
of this type這種的=on this kind=of this sortobjection(n.)反對
Not only has Hamas completely rejected the idea and vowed to destroy Israel, but Israel has stipulated that any Palestinian state would need to be demilitarized for the security of the region.
不僅哈馬斯斷然拒絕了這個想法，並宣誓摧毀以色列，而且以色列還規定，為了區域安全，任何巴勒斯坦國家都需要去軍事化。
not only...but (also)...不僅...而且reject(v.)拒絕=turn downvow(v.)發誓;宣誓stipulate(v.)規定military(n.)軍隊militarize(v.)軍事化demilitarize(v.)去軍事化for the sake of~為了...的緣故
Several other points of conflict have included Jewish expansion into Palestinian territory and the status of Jerusalem.
其他幾個衝突點包括猶太人向巴勒斯坦領土的擴張以及耶路撒冷的地位。
point of conflict衝突點expand(v.)擴張、expansion(n.)擴張territory(n.)領土
After seizing the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Israel has tried to establish Jewish settlements in them at various points in time.
在佔領了加薩走廊和約旦河西岸地區的巴勒斯坦領土後，以色列曾多次試圖在這些領土上建立猶太人的定居點。
seize(v.)奪取、攻佔settlement(n.)定居點
These have been deemed illegal by many countries.
許多國家認為這些定居點是非法的。
deem(v.)認為=consider
In addition, despite the eastern part of Jerusalem falling within the Palestinian-held West Bank, Israel has still claimed rights to it.
此外，儘管耶路撒冷東部屬於巴勒斯坦控制的約旦河西岸地區，但以色列仍聲稱是其領土。
in addition此外=besidesclaim rights to sth.聲稱、主張擁有某事物的權利
Palestinians reject this and want East Jerusalem to be the capital of their state.
巴勒斯坦人拒絕接受這種說法，並希望東耶路撒冷成為他們國家的首都。
capital(n.)首都、資金capitalism(n.)資本主義
The final obstacle is the issue of resettling the region’s 5.6 million Palestinian refugees, many of whom want to return to their homeland from the overcrowded camps in which they are living.
最後一個障礙是重新安置該地區560萬巴勒斯坦難民的問題，其中許多人希望從擁擠不堪的難民營返回家園。
refugee(n.)難民overcrowded(adj.)過份擁擠的
However, Israel refuses to allow any of them to resettle within its borders.
然而，以色列拒絕讓其中任何人在其境內重新定居。
border(n.)邊境
Once these obstacles can be overcome, a peaceful end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may actually be in sight.
一旦能克服這些障礙，和平解決以巴衝突也許就指日可待了。
once(conj.)一旦=as soon asovercome(v.)克服、戰勝in sight看得見、近在眼前