This profoundly discomfits those Arab allies of America such as Saudi Arabia, which aspires to lead Sunni Islam but is made to look feeble whenever it sits on the sidelines during an Arab-Israeli war.

• 这深深的刺激了美国的阿拉伯盟国，比如沙特，他希望领导逊尼派穆斯林，但是每当阿以战争期间他的立场都显得虚弱。