While hard-hitting professional news and programs like Al Itijah al Mu’akess provided viewers with unique television, it took major world conflicts to bring Al Jazeera acclaim. The Palestinian intifada, the terrorist attacks against New York and Washington in September 2001, and the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq propelled Al Jazeera to global influence.
尽管像”反方向“那样咄咄逼人的专业新闻和节目给观众提供了独特的电视节目，但是，还是巨大的世界冲突才给半岛电视台带来了声誉。巴勒斯坦起义、2001年9月发生在纽约和华盛顿的恐怖主义袭击以及入侵阿富汗和伊拉克让半岛电视台举世闻名。