For Israel, yesterday’s despots, like Egypt’s former president, Hosni Mubarak, were much more predictable than the “Arab masses.” While some of the demonstrators might be inspired by democratic ideals, let’s have no illusions, the Israelis seem to be saying: Islamist forces will emerge as the only winners, and they are much more hostile to Israel and the West than their predecessors were.
对以色列来说，“阿拉伯民众”显然比像埃及前总统穆巴拉克这样的独裁者更加难以捉摸。虽然其中一些阿拉伯示威民众可能是受到了民主思想的感召，但坦白说，以色列人似乎都认为极端伊斯兰势力将最终得势，而且会比前任更加仇视以色列和西方。