CAIRO – Arab intellectuals and policymakers have often accused Europe of using financial generosity to cover up its political impotence over the Arab-Israeli conflict. If Europe is to be taken seriously as a global player, they argue, it must also flex some muscle when it delivers the money.
发自开罗 —— 阿拉伯世界的知识分子和政策制定者经常指责欧洲，认为欧洲只能靠大洒金钱来掩盖其在阿拉伯 - 以色列冲突方面的政治软弱。他们认为如倘若欧洲真的想作为全球事务参与者被受到重视的话，就必须在送钱的同时展示一下自己的一身肌肉。