They are vulnerable to high Arab politics: al-Jazeera has recently been muting its criticism of Saudi Arabia, probably at the behest of the Qatari royal family.

• 它们无法抵御来自高层阿拉伯政治的攻击：最近半岛台就收声，不再批评沙特，很可能是因为得到卡塔尔王室的命令。