Millions of Arabs throughout the Middle East took to the streets, so angered by the inability of anyone to stop the bloodshed that a huge schism has been created. Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority beat a hasty retreat from their moderate and accommodating positions.
以色列对加沙进行了22天令人情绪激动的、由电视转播的轰炸后，阿拉伯世界也处于一个飘忽不定的状态。中东数以百万计的阿拉伯人上街游行示威，他们对于没有任何人可以阻止流血感到愤怒，因此造成了巨大的分裂。埃及、约旦、沙特以及巴勒斯坦当局匆忙从其温和和宽容的立场中后撤。