Egypt’s heir apparent Gamal Mubarak followed suit in the fourth week of the fighting by heading a 70-member delegation on a solidarity visit to Beirut. But, rather than earning him the respect of an outraged Egyptian public, revelations in the opposition press that his plane had to obtain a safe passage and authority to land from the Israelis garnered only howls of derision.
黎以交战进入第四个星期时，埃及政权当然的继承人贾迈勒·穆巴拉克(Gamal Mubarak)也站到了黎巴嫩一边，率领70人的代表团访问贝鲁特。但那次访问不但没能赢得愤怒的埃及公众对他的尊重，反而使他成为了笑柄，因为反对派媒体上披露他的专机被迫为安全通行和降落请求以色列人的批准。至于美国，它在中东的举手投足无一例外地臭名昭著，即便是长期委托人和朋友也避之唯恐不及。