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    　　文章作者为记者Zach Weiss，文章观点与译者无关。    BRUSSELS -- The European Union began taking steps on Thursday to limit the impact of the war between Israel and Hamas on the bloc, amid heightened security tensions after a firebomb attack on a Berlin synagogue and killings in Belgium and France by suspected Islamist extremists.Spain, which currently holds the EU's rotating presidency, activated a crisis mechanism to speed up decision-making and coordination between the 27 member countries, the bloc's institutions and major partners like the United Nations or the United States.Officials from across the EU have expressed concerns about a rise in antisemitic attacks, radicalization online, the use of encrypted messaging services by extremists, and the need to speed up the deportation of people who might pose a public danger.But calls for an increase in security across the board are creating deep unease as the solutions being discussed could undermine free movement and the right to assemble in Europe.Italy is introducing border checks to counter a possible rise in tensions over the Israel-Hamas war. Denmark and Sweden are too, due to what they say is an “Islamist terrorist threat.” France intends to keep checks in place until at least May 2024, citing “new terrorist threats and external borders situation.”More police have been deployed in Belgium, France and Germany.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell believes part of the solution to Europe's security woes must involve the bloc helping diplomatically and financially to bring an end to years of conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.“We have learned from history that the most difficult decisions are always taken when we are on the edge of the abyss. I believe that is where we are now: on the edge of the abyss,” Borrell told EU lawmakers on Wednesday.“When I hear Muslim religious authorities speaking the language of inter-religious conflict and explicitly stating that Europe is a party to this conflict, I feel that the storm clouds are looming,” he said.Still, not all of Europe’s challenges are directly linked to the war.Earlier on Thursday, Sweden hosted a meeting of ministers from eight countries, among them Germany, Belgium and France, focused on how to handle incidents where people burn the Muslim holy book, the Quran.Prosecutors are trying to establish whether that was a key motive for a Tunisian man to shoot three Swedes in Brussels on Monday, killing two of them, ahead of a Belgium-Sweden soccer match in the capital.While the Quran burnings are not directly linked to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, they are a sign of rising tensions between religious and other communities in Europe.The war that began Oct. 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. More than 5,000 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza. Nearly 12,500 Palestinians have been wounded, and over 200 people in Israel taken hostage.“We have to address multiple impacts from the continuing crisis in the Middle East" in the EU, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas said.“This entails the protection of our Jewish communities, but also the protection against a generalized climate of Islamophobia that has no place in our society,” he told reporters in Luxembourg, where EU interior ministers were meeting.Pro-Palestinian rallies have been held in several European cities since the war. France has banned them. Germany has also promised to take tougher action against Hamas, which is already on the EU’s list of terrorist organizations.Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the German parliament that local authorities “must not allow gatherings … at which it must be feared that antisemitic slogans will be shouted, that people’s deaths will be glorified and everything we can’t accept here.”In France, the Palace of Versailles — a major tourist attraction — and three airports were evacuated for security reasons and temporarily closed Wednesday. The incidents were the latest in a spate of evacuations in the past five days, and the French government is threatening to fine or jail prank callers.They followed the killing of a teacher in northern France on Friday by a suspected Islamist extremist.French Interior Minister Gerland Darmanin noted that two foreigners were behind the recent attacks in Belgium and France, and he insisted that long-delayed reforms of EU asylum rules must be put in place.Europe must “manage our borders, register people and conduct the security interviews that are necessary before every asylum request,” he told reporters.The EU has agreements with Turkey and Tunisia to persuade them to prevent migrants reaching Europe — and take them back if they do get through — but they are not working well. Other deals, with Egypt notably, are planned. Only around one in four people refused entry ever return home. ___John Leicester in Paris and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report.。

    　　纵观丹尼斯·施罗德的NBA生涯，他被交易的次数之多着实令人惊讶。他一次又一次地证明了自己在攻防两端都是一名高效的球员，但他在各支球队的效力时间往往十分短暂。

    　　去年交易截止日，当他与基翁·埃利斯一同加盟克利夫兰骑士时，人们曾希望他能做出贡献并长期留队。

二 | 但按照目前的趋势，他很可能将再次被交易，带着合同中的保障年份转投他队。

    　　在效力骑士期间，这位德国后卫确实有过一些令人惊艳的表现。但既然他在球队的日子可能即将画上句号，我们不妨来探讨一下交易的具体细节与潜在下家。

    　　施罗德即将加盟生涯第12支球队？

    　　在未来两年里，施罗德拥有1930万美元的保障薪水，这是最保守的估计。

三 | 而最理想的情况是，他那直到2027年6月底才转为全额保障的合同能被球队正式执行。

　　然而，面对必须支付的这笔薪水，骑士队似乎已经准备翻篇。詹姆斯·哈登目前仍未完成续约，部分原因是他想等待球队先处理好其他事务。

四 | 哈登的目标是签下一份能让球队避免触碰“土豪线”限制的合同。相比之下，施罗德在季后赛中时有挣扎，加上队内拥有众多年轻后卫，骑士很难找到留下他的充分理由。

    　　那么，哪些球队有意引进这位拥有14年NBA经验的老将呢？不少球队拥有足够的薪资空间来吃下他的合同，其中一些球队甚至曾在过去与他有过合作。根据骑士记者Chris Fedor的报道，潜在下家包括：活塞、快船、灰熊、雄鹿、开拓者、爵士和奇才。毕竟就在一年前，施罗德还在底特律活塞队担任过季后赛的重要轮换。

    　　黄蜂、活塞、快船、灰熊、雄鹿、开拓者、爵士和奇才均有空间接纳施罗德。

    　　其他几个潜在下家也合情合理。在犹他爵士，他可以成为年轻后卫们的导师。底特律活塞虽已有丹尼斯·詹金斯，但后者在季后赛中表现挣扎。

五 | 孟菲斯灰熊阵中已有泰·杰罗姆，但或许他们正需要一位球风坚韧的老将后卫来改变局面，并在交易截止日前将其再次送走。

    　　密尔沃基雄鹿大概率是最不合适的下家，除非他们打算使用延伸条款裁掉施罗德。此外，无论施罗德最终花落谁家，骑士得到的回报恐怕都微乎其微。送走他最可能的目的，是为了腾出薪资空间去追求佩顿·沃特森和乔纳森·库明加，同时为队内的年轻人腾出出场时间。

    　　消化施罗德留下的出场时间空缺

    　　随着施罗德大概率离队，骑士的后场轮换将出现空缺。起初，泰瑞斯·普罗克特被认为是填补空缺的理想人选。但现在，他将面临次轮秀米利克·托马斯的竞争。这两名新秀在夏季联赛中的表现都令人眼前一亮，证明了自己配得上进入轮换的机会。

    　　当然，还有正处于上升期的四年级后卫克雷格·波特。在效力骑士的三个赛季里，他出色的运动天赋一直令人赞叹。然而每当季后赛来临，尽管他在常规赛临危受命时表现可圈可点，却总是难逃被弃用的命运。上述球员都将参与到后场名额的竞争中，在某些特定的比赛夜晚，他们肯定都会获得一定的出场时间。无论骑士用施罗德换回什么筹码，都不太可能换回一名即战力角色球员。因此，这就是他们替补阵容将要面临的现实局面。